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Primera is a big small town of 5,344 people in Cameron County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Brownsville, TX and 229 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,344people
$161kTypical home
$1,293/moRent
96° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,344
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,924 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 24 mi to Brownsville, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,015/mo)
- Median rent $1,293/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HRL airport
- 233 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cameron County: R+6 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk