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Taft is a small town of 2,871 people in San Patricio County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Corpus Christi, TX and 123 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,871people
$124kTypical home
$1,179/moRent
93° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,871
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 21 mi to Corpus Christi, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $1,179/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CRP airport
- 126 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 344 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Patricio County: R+36 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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