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Rancho Viejo is a small town of 2,849 people in Cameron County, Texas. It's about 7 miles from Brownsville, TX and 244 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,849people
$265kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
94° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,849
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,388 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 7 mi to Brownsville, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,668/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BRO airport
- 248 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 105 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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