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Living in Gatesville, TX

Gatesville is a small city of 16,228 people in Coryell County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Killeen, TX and 79 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.

16,228people
$207kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
58Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 16,228
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,523 people per sq mi
  • 79 mi to Austin, TX
  • 25 mi to Killeen, TX
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $207k (≈$1,307/mo)
  • Median rent $1,007/mo
  • Median household income $57k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 95°F
  • Winter highs around 60°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
  • 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
  • 100 cloudy days a year
  • 32 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 58 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 21 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (675 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 39
  • 26% of households have kids
  • 11% are 65 or older
  • 9% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 26 mi to GRK airport
  • 86 mi to AUS (major hub)
  • 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 86% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 764 ft
  • 198 mi to the ocean
  • 171 mi to a big lake
  • 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 21 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 8 bars within 25 mi
  • 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 8 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 20 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 22 mi to the nearest vet
  • 21 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 27 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Coryell County: R+41 in 2024
  • Texas: R+14 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • High drought risk
  • Low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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