Living in Wyldwood, TX
Wyldwood is a small town of 4,934 people in Bastrop County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,934people
$196kTypical home
$1,337/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 436 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Austin, TX
- 20 mi to Austin, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,337/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (377 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AUS airport
- 12 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,016 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 270 bars within 25 mi
- 379 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bastrop County: R+18 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk