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San Perlita is a tiny town of 462 people in Willacy County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Brownsville, TX and 212 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $809 a month.
462people
$57kTypical home
$809/moRent
95° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 462
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 890 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 37 mi to Brownsville, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$357/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,092 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HRL airport
- 216 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Willacy County: R+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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.