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Lorena is a small town of 1,497 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Waco, TX and 82 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,497people
$281kTypical home
$1,020/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,497
- Part of a metro area
- About 389 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Austin, TX
- 12 mi to Waco, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,020/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ACT airport
- 86 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLennan County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.