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Manchaca is a small town of 2,171 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,171people
$574kTypical home
$2,591/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Austin, TX
- 12 mi to Austin, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,618/mo)
- Median rent $2,591/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 97 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 (400 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AUS airport
- 11 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,290 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 299 bars within 25 mi
- 487 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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