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San Saba is a small town of 3,056 people in San Saba County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Killeen, TX and 85 miles from Austin, 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 $146k and rent runs about $943 a month.
3,056people
$146kTypical home
$943/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,056
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,128 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Austin, TX
- 59 mi to Killeen, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$923/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GRK airport
- 93 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Saba County: R+79 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.