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Somerville is a small town of 1,126 people in Burleson County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from College Station, TX and 73 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $631 a month.
1,126people
$143kTypical home
$631/moRent
97° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Austin, TX
- 22 mi to College Station, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $631/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (255 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CLL airport
- 68 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burleson County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk