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Country around Fayetteville is a rural area of about 2,188 people in Fayette County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from College Station, TX and 70 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $954 a month.
2,188people
$292kTypical home
$954/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,188 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Austin, TX
- 50 mi to College Station, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CLL airport
- 63 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.