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Living in Wimberley, TX

Wimberley is a small town of 2,891 people in Hays County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $551k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,891people
$551kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
71Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,891
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 323 people per sq mi
  • 30 mi to Austin, TX
  • 30 mi to Austin, TX
  • 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $551k (≈$3,473/mo)
  • Median rent $1,394/mo
  • Median household income $80k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 11.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 95°F
  • Winter highs around 61°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
  • 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
  • 114 cloudy days a year
  • 35 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 71 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

  • Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 57
  • 19% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 52% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 30 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 30 mi to AUS airport
  • 30 mi to AUS (major hub)
  • 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1994
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 856 ft
  • 123 mi to the ocean
  • 171 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 19 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 78 bars within 25 mi
  • 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 18 museums within 25 mi
  • 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 26 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 14 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Hays County: D+6 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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