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Round Rock is a mid-size city of 127,786 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $2k a month.
127,786people
$419kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 127,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,351 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Austin, TX
- 17 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,640/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,431 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 23 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 595 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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