Living in Johnson City, TX
Johnson City is a small town of 1,921 people in Blanco County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $452k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,921people
$452kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,921
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Austin, TX
- 39 mi to Austin, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $452k (≈$2,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (272 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to AUS airport
- 45 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blanco County: R+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk