Round Rock, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Round Rock.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Round Rock compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 124,288City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $97,187Incorporated place (ACS)24% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 127ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)27% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $383,700City limits (ACS)26% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,713City limits (ACS)27% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.6%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 28 min12% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2838% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 124.3annualized per 100k · citywide79% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1683.7annualized per 100k · citywide45% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 96°F9.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 44°F10.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 36.3 in10% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 279Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Round Rock with another city
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 279 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 28 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 28/100. Labor-market readings near 3.6% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 124.3 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Round Rock (pop. 124,288) sits in Texas. With median income around $97,187 and a cost index of 127, the market reads above the national housing-cost baseline. Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $383,700 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Round Rock is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Round Rock with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Round Rock city, 1600000US4863500)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN484910000000003 (Williamson County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013958 AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY)
Last updated 2026-07-28