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Riesel is a small town of 1,453 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Waco, TX and 92 miles from Dallas, 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 $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,453people
$179kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 349 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Waco, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k)
- Low property crime (974 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ACT airport
- 95 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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