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Belterra is a big small town of 6,978 people in Hays County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $773k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,978people
$773kTypical home
$2,845/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,978
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,976 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Austin, TX
- 16 mi to Austin, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $773k (≈$4,877/mo)
- Median rent $2,845/mo
- Median household income $220k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°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
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 58% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AUS airport
- 19 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 299 bars within 25 mi
- 520 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hays County: D+6 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