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Living in Granger, TX

Granger is a small town of 1,046 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Killeen, TX and 34 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,046people
$185kTypical home
$1,126/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
58Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,046
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,568 people per sq mi
  • 34 mi to Austin, TX
  • 30 mi to Killeen, TX
  • 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
  • Median rent $1,126/mo
  • Median household income $73k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 96°F
  • Winter highs around 61°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
  • 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
  • 103 cloudy days a year
  • 33 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 58 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 17 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (941 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 42
  • 26% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 39 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 23 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
  • 38 mi to AUS (major hub)
  • 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 72% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1967
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 577 ft
  • 145 mi to the ocean
  • 214 mi to a big lake
  • 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 14 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 48 bars within 25 mi
  • 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 9 museums within 25 mi
  • 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 14 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
  • 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 12 mi to the nearest vet
  • 14 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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