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Lago Vista is a big small town of 9,650 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,650people
$420kTypical home
$1,590/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,650
- Part of a metro area
- About 668 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Austin, TX
- 18 mi to Austin, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,649/mo)
- Median rent $1,590/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 16% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 26 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 319 bars within 25 mi
- 588 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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.