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Taylor is a small city of 17,136 people in Williamson County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,136people
$286kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Austin, TX
- 27 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 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
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 29 mi to AUS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 737 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 306 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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