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Jonestown is a small town of 2,535 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $558k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,535people
$558kTypical home
$2,130/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,535
- Part of a metro area
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Austin, TX
- 17 mi to Austin, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $558k (≈$3,516/mo)
- Median rent $2,130/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,703 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 25 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 618 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.