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Presidio is a small town of 3,163 people in Presidio County, Texas. It's about 200 miles from El Paso, TX and 351 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $441 a month.
3,163people
$100kTypical home
$441/moRent
101° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
303Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,163
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,228 people per sq mi
- 351 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 200 mi to El Paso, TX
- 136 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $441/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 303 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 62 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 96 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 192 mi to CNM airport
- 196 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,582 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 189 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 63 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 313 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 171 mi to the nearest vet
- 137 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Presidio County: D+30 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.