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Salado is a small town of 2,225 people in Bell County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Killeen, TX and 47 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,225people
$446kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 718 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Austin, TX
- 15 mi to Killeen, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,812/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GRK airport
- 52 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bell County: R+16 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk