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Kempner is a small town of 1,215 people in Lampasas County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Killeen, TX and 55 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,215people
$249kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 592 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Austin, TX
- 14 mi to Killeen, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 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 (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (544 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GRK airport
- 63 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lampasas County: R+60 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