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Smiley is a tiny town of 543 people in Gonzales County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Victoria, TX and 55 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $921 a month.
543people
$135kTypical home
$921/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,042 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 50 mi to Victoria, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (473 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to VCT airport
- 53 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gonzales County: R+55 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.