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Giddings is a big small town of 5,151 people in Lee County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from College Station, TX and 50 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,151people
$252kTypical home
$1,231/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,151
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Austin, TX
- 47 mi to College Station, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,591/mo)
- Median rent $1,231/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 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 (137 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (544 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 44 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+60 in 2024
- 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