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Wells Branch is a big small town of 13,523 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,523people
$401kTypical home
$1,544/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,523
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,565 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Austin, TX
- 11 mi to Austin, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,529/mo)
- Median rent $1,544/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 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 34
- 24% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 17 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 327 bars within 25 mi
- 624 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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