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Hamilton is a small town of 2,934 people in Hamilton County, Texas. It's about 49 miles from Killeen, TX and 99 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $888 a month.
2,934people
$102kTypical home
$888/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,934
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 846 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Austin, TX
- 49 mi to Killeen, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (654 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GRK airport
- 104 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+71 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk