Living in Uvalde, TX
Uvalde is a small city of 15,417 people in Uvalde County, Texas. It's about 55 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 77 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $994 a month.
15,417people
$137kTypical home
$994/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,417
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,006 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 55 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to SAT airport
- 82 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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