Living in Redwood, TX
Redwood is a small town of 3,441 people in Guadalupe County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,441people
$110kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,441
- Part of a metro area
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Austin, TX
- 35 mi to Austin, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AUS airport
- 31 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 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
- Guadalupe County: R+30 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk