Living in Steiner Ranch, TX
Steiner Ranch is a small city of 18,619 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $827k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,619people
$827kTypical home
$1,955/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,805 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Austin, TX
- 10 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $827k (≈$5,212/mo)
- Median rent $1,955/mo
- Median household income $191k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (400 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 52% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AUS airport
- 18 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 622 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Travis County: D+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk