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Yoakum is a big small town of 5,846 people in Lavaca County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Victoria, TX and 78 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $931 a month.
5,846people
$151kTypical home
$931/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,846
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,276 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Austin, TX
- 34 mi to Victoria, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- Low property crime (917 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to VCT airport
- 70 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lavaca County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk