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Country around Zephyr is a rural area of about 803 people in Brown County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Killeen, TX and 114 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $850 a month.
803people
$158kTypical home
$850/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
273Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 803 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Austin, TX
- 74 mi to Killeen, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,664 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to GRK airport
- 122 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+74 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk