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.