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Little River-Academy is a small town of 2,233 people in Bell County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Killeen, TX and 53 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,233people
$183kTypical home
$1,463/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,233
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,168 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 24 mi to Killeen, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,156/mo)
- Median rent $1,463/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GRK airport
- 57 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bell County: R+16 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk