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Staples is a tiny town of 288 people in Guadalupe County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
288people
$276kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 288
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Austin, TX
- 37 mi to Austin, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,738/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AUS airport
- 32 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guadalupe County: R+30 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.