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Florence is a small town of 1,061 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Killeen, TX and 38 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 $1k a month.
1,061people
$239kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,061
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Austin, TX
- 17 mi to Killeen, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GRK airport
- 45 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 248 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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