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McDade is a small town of 1,070 people in Bastrop County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,070people
$314kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 262 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Austin, TX
- 30 mi to Austin, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,982/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 25 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bastrop County: R+18 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.