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Sinton is a big small town of 5,584 people in San Patricio County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Corpus Christi, TX and 116 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $938 a month.
5,584people
$142kTypical home
$938/moRent
93° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,584
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 28 mi to Corpus Christi, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,298 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CRP airport
- 119 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Patricio County: R+36 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk