Living in Niederwald, TX
Niederwald is a small town of 1,029 people in Hays County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,029people
$287kTypical home
$1,716/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,029
- Part of a metro area
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Austin, TX
- 21 mi to Austin, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,807/mo)
- Median rent $1,716/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°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
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AUS airport
- 16 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 892 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 263 bars within 25 mi
- 353 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hays County: D+6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.