Living in Flatonia, TX
Flatonia is a small town of 1,830 people in Fayette County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $691 a month.
1,830people
$200kTypical home
$691/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,830
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Austin, TX
- 57 mi to Austin, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to AUS airport
- 48 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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