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Leander is a mid-size city of 74,067 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $506k and rent runs about $2k a month.
74,067people
$506kTypical home
$1,939/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 74,067
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,909 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Austin, TX
- 20 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $506k (≈$3,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,939/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (480 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 29 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,384 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 296 bars within 25 mi
- 556 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk