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Rio Vista is a small town of 1,312 people in Johnson County, Texas. It's about 48 miles from Waco, TX and 52 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,312people
$195kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,312
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,192 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Waco, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,230/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 52% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to FTW airport
- 50 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk