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Country around Goldthwaite is a rural area of about 3,284 people in Mills County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Killeen, TX and 91 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 $224k and rent runs about $702 a month.
3,284people
$224kTypical home
$702/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,284 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Austin, TX
- 52 mi to Killeen, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GRK airport
- 100 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,555 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mills County: R+77 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk