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Plum is a tiny town of 138 people in Fayette County, Texas. It's about 53 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $988 a month.
138people
$262kTypical home
$988/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 53 mi to Austin, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,654/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 25% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to AUS airport
- 45 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.