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Grape Creek is a small town of 4,036 people in Tom Green County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from San Angelo, TX and 188 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,036people
$120kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
97° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,036
- Part of a metro area
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Austin, TX
- 11 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$754/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SJT airport
- 188 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,988 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tom Green County: R+48 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk