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.