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Wimberley, Texas

Wimberley is a small town of about 2,900 people in Hays County, Texas. Its population has held about steady since 2020. A typical home costs about 6.9 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Austin, is about 30 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
2,909
up 0.7% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$550,800
Hays County prices down 5.1% since 2022
Household income
$80,362
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Austin area
98.1
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
13 miles
San Marcos, TX
To Austin
30 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 1.9% below the U.S. average in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 6.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Wimberley itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town4 public schools: 2 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
  • A hospital close byChristus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos in San Marcos, about 13 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityAustin is about 30 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Wimberley meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$550,800U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Down 5.1%Hays County, 2022 to 2025
Typical household income
$80,362U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
67%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$6,478 a yearTexas: $4,232
Homes built before 1940
0%U.S.: 12%
Vacation and seasonal homes
1%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
98.1U.S. average = 100 (the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved down 5.1% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area, not Wimberley alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
2,9092020: 2,888
Median age
57.1 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
28%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
11%U.S.: 22%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
10%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Professional and business services (12%)
Average commute
26 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
18%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
7%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX, about 13 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 4 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

4 public schools in Wimberley, run by Wimberley Isd.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Texas's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
58%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
89%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
40°F
July average high
94°F
Days 90°F or hotter
103 a year
Nights at or below freezing
18 a year
Rain and melted snow
37.1 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
845 feet

Weather stations: Canyon Dam (11 miles away) and Wimberley 1 NW (1 mile away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos, San Marcos, Austin.

Hays County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Wimberley Downtown Square Historic District.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park28 miles
  • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park47 miles

Read about Wimberley's history on Wikipedia.

Know Wimberley?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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Smaller places

  • Mountain City, TX675 people, 12 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.