Living in Kosse, TX
Kosse is a tiny town of 430 people in Limestone County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Waco, TX and 97 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $1k a month.
430people
$109kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 333 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Austin, TX
- 37 mi to Waco, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (956 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ACT airport
- 98 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Limestone County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.