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Lake Brownwood is a small town of 1,544 people in Brown County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from Abilene, TX and 132 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $919 a month.
1,544people
$131kTypical home
$919/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,544
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Austin, TX
- 58 mi to Abilene, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,664 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to ABI airport
- 141 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+74 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
- Moderate 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.