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Country around Brady is a rural area of about 6,454 people in McCulloch County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from San Angelo, TX and 112 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $794 a month.
6,454people
$149kTypical home
$794/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
280Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,454 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Austin, TX
- 67 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°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 (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% 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
- 68 mi to SJT airport
- 120 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,808 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 95 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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