Leakey, Texas
Leakey is a small city in Real County, deep in the western Hill Country about 78 miles northwest of San Antonio. It sits in the Frio River valley, ringed by limestone cliffs and cedar-covered hills, where the spring-fed Frio draws swimmers and campers to its clear water. The winding ranch roads through the surrounding canyons, including the route known as the Twisted Sisters, are a well-known draw for motorcyclists and scenic drivers.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 328
- Change from 2020 base
- +1.9%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Real County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Real County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Leakey
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Leakey.
Park History
The CCC Built Garner State Park in the 1930s
Depression-era workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps built most of what you see at Garner State Park between 1935 and 1941.
Property Tax
Who Handles Property Tax in Real County
The Real County Appraisal District in Leakey values all property and handles exemption applications, while separate taxing units set their own rates.
County History
How Real County Came to Be — and Why Goats Were Central
Real County was carved out of three counties in 1913, largely because residents were too isolated from the nearest courthouses, and its early economy ran on angora goats.
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