Buda
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Outdoors in Buda
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Downtown Buda Historic District
Downtown Buda Historic District is a six-block historic commercial area located in Buda, Texas. The oldest building dates from 1881 when the town was created with the arrival of the International-Great Northern Railroad (I&GN).
About Buda
City in Texas, United StatesBuda ( BYOO-də) is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,108 in 2020, an increase over the figure of 7,295 tabulated in 2010. Buda is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and is one of Austin's fastest growing suburbs.
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How Buda ranks
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Housing in Buda
The typical Buda home is worth about $351,000, down 4.3% in a year, 17% above the Texas typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Buda
Safety Grade C+
Buda reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.
Work & commute in Buda
Full picture →Most working residents leave Buda for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Austin (50%), San Antonio (4%) and San Marcos (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Buda
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Buda
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 45% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Buda
Full climate →Buda has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Buda
All Buda schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Buda’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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