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La Grange is a small town of 4,452 people in Fayette County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from College Station, TX and 59 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $929 a month.
4,452people
$339kTypical home
$929/moRent
97° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,076 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Austin, TX
- 58 mi to College Station, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,136/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k)
- Low property crime (993 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to AUS airport
- 51 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk