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Brady is a big small town of 5,230 people in McCulloch County, Texas. It's about 69 miles from San Angelo, TX and 110 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $776 a month.
5,230people
$139kTypical home
$776/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
280Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 585 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Austin, TX
- 69 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to SJT airport
- 118 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,765 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 94 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCulloch County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk