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Waelder is a tiny town of 603 people in Gonzales County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $959 a month.
603people
$59kTypical home
$959/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 471 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Austin, TX
- 50 mi to Austin, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$375/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (466 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to AUS airport
- 41 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gonzales County: R+55 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk