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Rio Bravo is a small town of 4,491 people in Webb County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Laredo, TX and 156 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $724 a month.
4,491people
$77kTypical home
$724/moRent
100° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,491
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6,909 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 14 mi to Laredo, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$488/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 77 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 53% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LRD airport
- 162 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webb County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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