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Tilden is a tiny town of 259 people in McMullen County, Texas. It's about 69 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $758 a month.
259people
$97kTypical home
$758/moRent
97° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 259
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 744 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 69 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 42 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to SAT airport
- 74 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McMullen County: R+84 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.