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South Mountain is a tiny town of 328 people in Coryell County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Killeen, TX and 79 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $960 a month.
328people
$179kTypical home
$960/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 328
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Austin, TX
- 25 mi to Killeen, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 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
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GRK airport
- 86 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coryell County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.