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Goldthwaite is a small town of 1,843 people in Mills County, Texas. It's about 56 miles from Killeen, TX and 93 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $710 a month.
1,843people
$128kTypical home
$710/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,843
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Austin, TX
- 56 mi to Killeen, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$805/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GRK airport
- 102 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,581 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mills County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk