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Rockdale is a big small town of 5,523 people in Milam County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from College Station, TX and 51 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,523people
$231kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,523
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,289 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Austin, TX
- 43 mi to College Station, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,456/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (306 per 100k)
- Low property crime (992 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 50 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milam County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.