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South Padre Island is a small town of 2,891 people in Cameron County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Brownsville, TX and 245 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $517k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,891people
$517kTypical home
$1,521/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,891
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 19 mi to Brownsville, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $517k (≈$3,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,521/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 77°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (948 per 100k)
- High property crime (6,284 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 9% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BRO airport
- 249 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 126 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cameron County: R+6 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk