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Burnet is a big small town of 6,732 people in Burnet County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Killeen, TX and 42 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,732people
$277kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,732
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 641 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Austin, TX
- 38 mi to Killeen, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GRK airport
- 51 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burnet County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk