NiederwaldTX
A town of 1,168, settled in 1902.
Is Niederwald a good place to live?
Niederwald’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. Niederwald’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Niederwald's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Only 41 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Niederwald has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,168 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Niederwald grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Niederwald is from typical.
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Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Niederwald. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
21 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
20 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
13 mi Park & preserveCOTALAND
18 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
19 mi LandmarkTexas State CemeteryPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · COTALAND: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Texas State Cemetery: WhisperToMe, Public domain
Moving to Niederwald: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Niederwald, and how to reach them.
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 Niederwald.
Niederwald is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Niederwald beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 24% of Niederwald adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 18% in Texas’ towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults have diabetes in Niederwald.
| Niederwald | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Niederwald | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.9% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Niederwald’s public schools trail 52% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Hays CISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camino Real ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 962 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most of Niederwald’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Niederwald for work: only 1% work in town. 27% of Niederwald residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Niederwald grew to 81 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013.
| Niederwald | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Niederwald has mild winters and hot summers
Niederwald has mild winters and hot summers. Niederwald’s July high is 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Niederwald faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Niederwald sells for about $325K
The median rent in Niederwald is $1,716 a month.
| Niederwald | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,716 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Niederwald
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Niederwald
About 12 of every 100 Niederwald residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Niederwald for work
Where Niederwald’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Niederwald
City in Texas, United States
Niederwald is a city in Caldwell and Hays counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 668 at the 2020 census. Niederwald means "low forest", or "low wood", in German. It was named Niederwald by the German founders of the town. This region of Central Texas was settled in the 1800s primarily by Germans and European emigrants and is referred to as the Texas-German belt by locals.
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- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 561 ft
- Area code
- 512
Questions about Niederwald
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Niederwald, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $287,000, 3% below 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 B.