TX area data
Burnet, TX
Burnet, TX.
Population: 14,560 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $405,055
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +10.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +90.7%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $470,764
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 41
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,599/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 68.0°F
- Average high
- 79.0°F
- Average low
- 57.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 27.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (41 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +758 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,990
- Median annual property tax
- $3,456
- Mean commute to work
- 26 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 51.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 14,078
- Average weekly wage
- $1,063
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 689
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