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Country around Harwood is a rural area of about 1,245 people in Caldwell County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,245people
$187kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,245 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Austin, TX
- 46 mi to Austin, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (709 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to AUS airport
- 37 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+14 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.