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Ellinger is a tiny town of 253 people in Fayette County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from College Station, TX and 70 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $688 a month.
253people
$207kTypical home
$688/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
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253Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 557 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Austin, TX
- 57 mi to College Station, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,305/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CLL airport
- 62 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 305 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk