Living in Double Horn, TX
Double Horn is a tiny town of 404 people in Burnet County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $827k and rent runs about $1k a month.
404people
$827kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Austin, TX
- 31 mi to Austin, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $827k (≈$5,214/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to AUS airport
- 39 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burnet County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.