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Lakeway is a small city of 19,307 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $841k and rent runs about $3k a month.
19,307people
$841kTypical home
$2,981/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,500 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Austin, TX
- 14 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $841k (≈$5,305/mo)
- Median rent $2,981/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Low property crime (998 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AUS airport
- 22 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,509 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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