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Country around Stonewall is a rural area of about 413 people in Gillespie County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $1k a month.
413people
$461kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 413 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,905/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 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
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 14% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SAT airport
- 48 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gillespie County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.