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?

Rockport is 30 min away.

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.

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

You have a really focused posting history.

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

aggieSO said:

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

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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 said:

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

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

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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...

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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

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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.

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

aggieSO said:

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Thanks! Planning on visiting soon.

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

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!

Mark Fairchild said:

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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!

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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.

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.

Mark Fairchild said:

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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!

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Winter Texans...

They invade my island too.

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

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.

Whitehouse Road said:

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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.

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Which season?

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

Whitehouse Road said:

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

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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.

YouBet said:

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Whitehouse Road said:

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

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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.

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

Ag with kids said:

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YouBet said:

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Whitehouse Road said:

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

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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.

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

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