IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Shiner, TX
Shiner is a small town of 2,154 people in Lavaca County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Victoria, TX and 69 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,154people
$214kTypical home
$1,388/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
Is Shiner right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 873 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Austin, TX
- 43 mi to Victoria, TX
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,388/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to VCT airport
- 60 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 371 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 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
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lavaca County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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