Living in Utopia, TX
Utopia is a tiny town of 169 people in Uvalde County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $738 a month.
169people
$151kTypical home
$738/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 169
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 60 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to SAT airport
- 63 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Uvalde County: R+33 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.