Living in Schulenburg, TX
Schulenburg is a small town of 2,768 people in Fayette County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Victoria, TX and 66 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $957 a month.
2,768people
$206kTypical home
$957/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,768
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,059 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Austin, TX
- 59 mi to Victoria, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to VCT airport
- 58 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk