Living in Sabinal, TX
Sabinal is a tiny town of 799 people in Uvalde County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $769 a month.
799people
$115kTypical home
$769/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 58 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (825 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to SAT airport
- 62 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Uvalde County: R+33 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- 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
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.