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Gustine is a tiny town of 449 people in Comanche County, Texas. It's about 66 miles from Killeen, TX and 114 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $1k a month.
449people
$87kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 449
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 491 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Austin, TX
- 66 mi to Killeen, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$548/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to GRK airport
- 108 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+74 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