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South Alamo is a small town of 3,309 people in Hidalgo County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from McAllen, TX and 230 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $677 a month.
3,309people
$70kTypical home
$677/moRent
97° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,309
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 10 mi to McAllen, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$439/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MFE airport
- 235 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hidalgo County: R+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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