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Country around Buckholts is a rural area of about 1,031 people in Milam County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Killeen, TX and 53 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,031people
$225kTypical home
$704/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,031 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 38 mi to Killeen, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 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
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 55 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milam County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk