Area data
Gatesville, TX — ZIP 76596
Population: 1,060 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, coldWave, hail, tornado, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.3 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Gatesville Municipal Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK) (22 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,284
- Average weekly wage
- $989
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 282
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