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Sonterra is a big small town of 10,563 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Killeen, TX and 36 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,563people
$274kTypical home
$1,854/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,464 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Austin, TX
- 20 mi to Killeen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,854/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 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 29
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GRK airport
- 42 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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