TX area data
Salado, TX
Salado, TX.
Population: 9,000 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $515,717
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- -4.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +17.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +78.5%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $551,896
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $486,780
- Median list price
- $559,450
- Median days on market
- 97 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.0%
- Active listings
- 150
- 1-year forecast
- -0.3%
- Days to pending
- 68 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 26
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,975/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,035/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,640/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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, coldWave, hail, tornado, winterWeather
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 231
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument (53 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Salado Bluffs Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +1,485 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,005
- Median annual property tax
- $5,717
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 73.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 97,505
- Average weekly wage
- $1,115
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,655
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