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Sandy Oaks is a big small town of 5,396 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's about 21 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 $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,396people
$120kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,396
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,262 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 21 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (461 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SAT airport
- 25 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 868 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bexar County: D+10 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk