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Dripping Springs is a big small town of 7,405 people in Hays County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $636k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,405people
$636kTypical home
$2,234/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,405
- Part of a metro area
- About 840 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Austin, TX
- 21 mi to Austin, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $636k (≈$4,008/mo)
- Median rent $2,234/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to AUS airport
- 26 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,028 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 261 bars within 25 mi
- 393 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hays County: D+6 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk