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Rio Hondo is a small town of 1,865 people in Cameron County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Brownsville, TX and 230 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 $104k and rent runs about $691 a month.
1,865people
$104kTypical home
$691/moRent
96° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,865
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,104 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to Brownsville, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,098 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HRL airport
- 234 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 100 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.