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Thorndale is a small town of 1,113 people in Milam County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,113people
$184kTypical home
$950/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,157 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Austin, TX
- 39 mi to Austin, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 40 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milam County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk