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Country around Kosse is a rural area of about 1,067 people in Limestone County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Waco, TX and 97 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $905 a month.
1,067people
$150kTypical home
$905/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,067 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Austin, TX
- 39 mi to Waco, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (956 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ACT airport
- 98 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Limestone County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.