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Hornsby Bend is a big small town of 12,367 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,367people
$315kTypical home
$2,147/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,316 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Austin, TX
- 11 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $2,147/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (400 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AUS airport
- 5 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 311 bars within 25 mi
- 587 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Travis County: D+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk