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Murillo is a big small town of 8,883 people in Hidalgo County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from McAllen, TX and 222 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $748 a month.
8,883people
$164kTypical home
$748/moRent
97° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,883
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,619 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 8 mi to McAllen, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 48% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MFE airport
- 227 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hidalgo County: R+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk