Hudson BendTX
Public schools that outperform most of Texas. Population 4,127: a town in Texas.
Is Hudson Bend a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Schools are its strong suit: its schools outperform 87% of the state's. Add health to its strengths: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $678K, 6.8 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 67% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 75% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 58th of 640 in Texas. Half of the land in Hudson Bend is conserved, above both Texas’ towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Hudson Bend stand out
Where Hudson Bend beats most towns.
Hudson Bend has grown 34% from 2010 to 2020
2,981 counted in 2010 and 4,005 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hudson Bend grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Hudson Bend is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hudson Bend. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
2 mi LakeLake Travis
29 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
15 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
12 mi LakeLake Austin
13 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 StadiumPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Q2 Stadium: Daniel Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Hudson Bend: who provides what
Hudson Bend is unincorporated, so Travis County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hudson Bend.
Hudson Bend keeps more of its land conserved than most of Texas and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
In Hudson Bend, nearly a third of the land is conserved
Its 2,130 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Texas town.
Trails total 1.9 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Mansfield Dam Park, 70 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Hudson Bend’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mansfield Dam Park | 1.7 mi | 70 |
| 2. Mansfield Dam Overlook Recreation Area | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Hudson Bend earns an A
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $678K.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| International School of Texas PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 202 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Hudson Bend’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 10.9% of its 3,362 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide.
Against the Texas average, Hudson Bend comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 3. The share of adults in Hudson Bend who get no exercise outside work: 20%.
| Hudson Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hudson Bend | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.2% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Hudson Bend’s year
The Dripping Springs 6 E weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.2°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.4°.
Hudson Bend’s typical July afternoon high stands at 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Hudson Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Hudson Bend is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Hudson Bend has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 2007. Just over three quarters of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Hudson Bend’s working residents commute to Austin
Jobs based here grew from 695 in 2013 to 1,194. 32.9% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Among residents in Hudson Bend, 5.8% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Hudson Bend to do it: just 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 499, to 1,194.
| Hudson Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Hudson Bend sell for about $1.1M
At 6.8 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,518, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Hudson Bend, 71% of households live in a home they own. Hudson Bend’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,582 a month.
| Hudson Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,582 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hudson Bend
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Hudson Bend
About 7 of every 100 Hudson Bend residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Hudson Bend
CDP in Texas, United States
Hudson Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 755 ft
Hudson Bend’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Hudson Bend.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Bend | #58 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| Austin | #294 | C | D | D | B− | A |
Hudson Bend reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hudson Bend with a neighbor →
Questions about Hudson Bend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hudson Bend, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hudson Bend grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #58 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hudson Bend, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $678,000, 129% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.