Living in Somerset, TX
Somerset is a small town of 2,005 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's about 18 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 $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,005people
$200kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SAT airport
- 24 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,099 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 221 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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