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Country around Walnut Springs is a rural area of about 1,214 people in Bosque County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Waco, TX and 77 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,214people
$186kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,214 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Dallas, TX
- 52 mi to Waco, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,170/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to ACT airport
- 70 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bosque County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High 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.