Living in Oglesby, TX
Oglesby is a tiny town of 418 people in Coryell County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Waco, TX and 79 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 $111k and rent runs about $911 a month.
418people
$111kTypical home
$911/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 418
- Part of a metro area
- About 818 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Austin, TX
- 21 mi to Waco, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ACT airport
- 85 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coryell County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk