Best small towns near corpus

aggieSO

11:16a, 10/20/22

What are some of the best small towns in south texas to live in within an hour or so from corpus?

Towns like George west, beeville, Alice, agua Dulce etc would you want to live in any of these towns or is corpus better?

YouBet

1:36p, 10/20/22

Rockport is 30 min away.

fav13andac1)c

1:39p, 10/20/22

Depends on your situation and what you value.

We wanted access to things that small towns just don't offer, such as good offerings for medical needs, well stocked grocery stores, etc. so instead of moving to Orange Grove, we moved to Corpus. We work from home so we could go wherever we wanted. If your job is in Corpus, but you live in a small town, the commute is something else to consider. My mom drove from Bluntzer to Kingsville every morning growing up.

If you value land and the freedom to do what you want, or you have kids and want them to be able to experience everything that their school will have to offer, maybe a small town would be for you. Pros and cons to both and there's not a right answer IMO.

aggieSO

3:33p, 10/20/22

I actually live in San Antonio right now and prefer small towns over suburbs or city life (I know corpus isn't a big city).

I actually have some family near beeville, I like that area but I was curious to hear what thoughts were from people who live in that part of the state. Not much info online I could find

Ag with kids

12:06p, 10/21/22

Live on N Padre Island...it's LIKE it's own small town. But with a beach.

Potcake

12:18p, 10/21/22

In reply to aggieSO

You have a really focused posting history.

aggieSO

3:30p, 10/21/22

In reply to Potcake

This seems to be a good website for off topic discussion. I don't think y'all would like my football takes… lol

Milwaukees Best Light

3:33p, 10/21/22

I don't know what you are looking for in all this, but I know you won't find it in Three Rivers.

Ag with kids

9:52p, 10/21/22

In reply to aggieSO

aggieSO said:
This seems to be a good website for off topic discussion. I don't think y'all would like my football takes… lol

You might also look at the Portland/Gregory area. I live on the Island and work on the Bluff and our IT guy lives in PG...

It seems like a decent area when I'm driving north to Long Mott.

will.mcg

1:59p, 10/24/22

In reply to Ag with kids

You're really confusing me by calling it Portland/Gregory & PG.

I don't care that much but it's Gregory/Portland or GP.

Ag with kids

2:32p, 10/24/22

In reply to will.mcg

will.mcg said:
You're really confusing me by calling it Portland/Gregory & PG.

I don't care that much but it's Gregory/Portland or GP.

Fair enough...I don't go out that direction often enough to pay much attention.

I think the Bluff is far enough away from the Island...

AnScAggie

9:40p, 10/24/22

In reply to Milwaukees Best Light

Milwaukees Best Light said:
I don't know what you are looking for in all this, but I know you won't find it in Three Rivers.

This is hilarious, I drive through Three Rivers every couple of weeks headed to the ranch or back home. You do have a great liquor store though. Will add, what you are looking for is not in San Diego or Benavides either.

aggieSO

2:35p, 10/25/22

In reply to Milwaukees Best Light

Why is that? Three rivers seems like a nice town to me

Ag with kids

3:05p, 10/25/22

In reply to aggieSO

aggieSO said:
Why is that? Three rivers seems like a nice town to me

There's a TOWN? I thought it was just a Travel Center.

Milwaukees Best Light

7:48a, 10/26/22

In reply to aggieSO

I worked in the Valero as a contractor many times, so that might have some influence on this subject. Pretty much everyone I talked to there was just sour and hated it there. Ask them, hey, what's the best restaurant around here? They say, 'none of them. They all suck.' Ask what there is to do around the area and they say, 'leave.' Seemed more like an oilfield town with a bunch of contract workers that were just collecting a check until it was time to go back to wherever home is.

George West was quite the opposite and just a short drive away. People were friendly and proud of their city.

aggieSO

10:05a, 10/26/22

In reply to Milwaukees Best Light

Ok cool, thank you. I didn't think the two towns were all that different but sounds like George west has more of that community spirit I am looking

Lola68

11:00a, 10/26/22

Sinton. Home of Butter's BBQ. Best brisket I have ever tasted.

fav13andac1)c

11:20a, 10/26/22

In reply to Lola68

They finally made the move? How's the new restaurant doing there?

Lola68

11:26a, 10/26/22

They are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Been open since September 23, and there are lines every weekend. Unfortunately, I can no longer eat any other brisket. The corn or elote is also excellent.

CC09LawAg

12:59p, 10/26/22

In reply to Lola68

Is it a "Get there at 8 AM" type experience? Or are you good to show up at a normal lunch time?

Lola68

2:20p, 10/26/22

No. If you get there around 11, you should be good. Or if you go in after 1. The line moves fast.

CC09LawAg

10:47a, 10/28/22

In reply to Lola68

Thanks! Planning on visiting soon.

Lola68

12:24p, 10/28/22

They open at 11 Friday and Saturday and at 9 on Sunday. On Saturday they sell beef ribs and on Sunday they sell barbacoa.

Mark Fairchild

1:06p, 10/29/22

Gotta give Rockport a look, we are growing! Only downside to Gulf Coast (of Texas, La, Miss, Ala, or FL) is the invasion of the DAMN RV LIVIN' Yankees, they are the WORST!

Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70

YouBet

1:15p, 10/29/22

In reply to Mark Fairchild

Mark Fairchild said:
Gotta give Rockport a look, we are growing! Only downside to Gulf Coast (of Texas, La, Miss, Ala, or FL) is the invasion of the DAMN RV LIVIN' Yankees, they are the WORST!

Rockport is pretty kickass IMO. I do worry about the RV crowds. We've had several conversations with Yankees who were literally just passing through in RVs, stayed, and never left.

Brush Country Ag

2:12p, 10/29/22

Wait until you go fishing and they follow you around and watch through binoculars to see what kind of rig/bait you are using…especially if you are catching fish.

Ag with kids

7:13p, 10/29/22

In reply to Mark Fairchild

Mark Fairchild said:
Gotta give Rockport a look, we are growing! Only downside to Gulf Coast (of Texas, La, Miss, Ala, or FL) is the invasion of the DAMN RV LIVIN' Yankees, they are the WORST!

Winter Texans...

They invade my island too.

But, they rent my condos during the winter so, I can put up with them. Eh...

BO297

2:26p, 10/30/22

Beeville
George west
Sinton
Orange grove (really Sandia on a few acres)
Goliad
All good country towns

Port Aransas
Rockport
Nice coastal communities.

Those are in no particular order. Just ones to look at and see what you prefer

Whitehouse Road

4:28p, 10/31/22

Just moved to Rockport this summer from Fort Myers. I'll be interested to see if season is as bad here as it is there. Sure can't be any worse.

YouBet

8:07p, 10/31/22

In reply to Whitehouse Road

Whitehouse Road said:
Just moved to Rockport this summer from Fort Myers. I'll be interested to see if season is as bad here as it is there. Sure can't be any worse.

Which season?

Reel Aggies

8:57p, 10/31/22

Bishop is not the answer either

Whitehouse Road

6:59a, 11/1/22

In reply to YouBet

"Season" was when all the snowbirds came down for the winter.

YouBet

7:25a, 11/1/22

In reply to Whitehouse Road

Whitehouse Road said:
"Season" was when all the snowbirds came down for the winter.

Yeah, Rockport is much more sporadic in my experience. Probably because most people with second homes there are from Texas. No need to escape harsh winters.

Ag with kids

8:22a, 11/1/22

In reply to YouBet

YouBet said:
Whitehouse Road said:
"Season" was when all the snowbirds came down for the winter.

Yeah, Rockport is much more sporadic in my experience. Probably because most people with second homes there are from Texas. No need to escape harsh winters.

The Winter Texans come to Port A and N Padre...in droves...

YouBet

8:33a, 11/1/22

In reply to Ag with kids

Ag with kids said:
YouBet said:
Whitehouse Road said:
"Season" was when all the snowbirds came down for the winter.

Yeah, Rockport is much more sporadic in my experience. Probably because most people with second homes there are from Texas. No need to escape harsh winters.
The Winter Texans come to Port A and N Padre...in droves...

We seem to avoid that in Rockport. We are usually only ones on the canal in the fall.