Living in Kingsland, TX
Kingsland is a big small town of 7,330 people in Llano County, Texas. It's about 49 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $892 a month.
7,330people
$231kTypical home
$892/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Austin, TX
- 49 mi to Austin, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 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
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (669 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to GRK airport
- 57 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 883 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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