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Living in Martindale, TX

Martindale is a small town of 1,072 people in Caldwell County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,072people
$326kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,072
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 520 people per sq mi
  • 32 mi to Austin, TX
  • 32 mi to Austin, TX
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $326k (≈$2,058/mo)
  • Median rent $1,331/mo
  • Median household income $78k
  • Property tax about 1.6% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 96°F
  • Winter highs around 63°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 36 of 90 winter days are gray
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 23 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (434 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 45
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 31 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 27 mi to AUS airport
  • 27 mi to AUS (major hub)
  • 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 64% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1989
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 522 ft
  • 105 mi to the ocean
  • 185 mi to a big lake
  • 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • Campground in town
  • 15 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 351 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 83 bars within 25 mi
  • 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 26 museums within 25 mi
  • 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 24 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 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

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