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Horseshoe Bay is a small town of 4,854 people in Llano County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $550k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,854people
$550kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,854
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Austin, TX
- 41 mi to Austin, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $550k (≈$3,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 65
- 11% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GRK airport
- 49 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 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
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Llano County: R+61 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