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Zapata is a small town of 4,897 people in Zapata County, Texas. It's about 48 miles from Laredo, TX and 183 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $506 a month.
4,897people
$125kTypical home
$506/moRent
98° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,897
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 641 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 48 mi to Laredo, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $506/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 60 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to LRD airport
- 188 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 73 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Zapata County: R+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.