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Bee Cave is a big small town of 8,862 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $776k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,862people
$776kTypical home
$1,877/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,862
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,017 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Austin, TX
- 12 mi to Austin, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $776k (≈$4,896/mo)
- Median rent $1,877/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,937 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AUS airport
- 19 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 590 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Travis County: D+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk