Refugio
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Outdoors in Refugio
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How Refugio ranks
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Housing in Refugio
The typical Refugio home is worth about $131,000, down 8.5% in a year, 56% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Refugio
Safety Grade B-
Refugio reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.
Work & commute in Refugio
Full picture →About one in 3 of Refugio’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (11%), San Antonio (5%) and Victoria (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.
Health in Refugio
Health Grade D
Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 27% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Refugio
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Refugio
Full climate →Refugio has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Refugio
All Refugio schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Refugio’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.