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Smithville is a small town of 4,216 people in Bastrop County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,216people
$254kTypical home
$1,230/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Austin, TX
- 41 mi to Austin, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,230/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,114 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to AUS airport
- 33 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bastrop County: R+18 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk