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McGregor is a big small town of 5,761 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Waco, TX and 80 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 $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,761people
$222kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,761
- Part of a metro area
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Austin, TX
- 17 mi to Waco, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,398/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,444 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ACT airport
- 86 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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