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Luling is a big small town of 5,531 people in Caldwell County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,531people
$210kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
97° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,531
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Austin, TX
- 43 mi to Austin, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,119 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AUS airport
- 36 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+14 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