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Santa Rita Ranch is a big small town of 6,586 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,586people
$516kTypical home
$2,701/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,586
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,666 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Austin, TX
- 26 mi to Austin, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,252/mo)
- Median rent $2,701/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (963 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 58% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 34 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2019
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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