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Crawford is a small town of 1,020 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Waco, TX and 88 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $970 a month.
1,020people
$239kTypical home
$970/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Austin, TX
- 15 mi to Waco, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 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 (314 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,444 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ACT airport
- 93 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLennan County: R+31 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