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Granite Shoals is a big small town of 5,328 people in Burnet County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,328people
$260kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,328
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 754 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Austin, TX
- 42 mi to Austin, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,638/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (472 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to GRK airport
- 50 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burnet County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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