Humid subtropical
Bastrop, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas · Population 10k · 377 ft elevation
Living in Bastrop
Bastrop has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 108 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bastrop at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,058 hrs72th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $308k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,387/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.89%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 464 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,857 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 42°F | 2.2″ | — | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 71°F | 3.2″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 73°F | 1.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 73°F | 2.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 68°F | 3.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | — | 190 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology