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Sullivan City is a small town of 3,902 people in Hidalgo County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from McAllen, TX and 220 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $730 a month.
3,902people
$95kTypical home
$730/moRent
97° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,087 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 20 mi to McAllen, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 50 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (471 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MFE airport
- 225 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 374 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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