SonterraTX
10,563 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Sonterra a good place to live?
Sonterra grades low on several counts. Cost of living is its weak spot — the typical home is worth about $274K, 2.7 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. Overall, Sonterra earns a C−: better than 16% of U.S. towns, and 434th of 640 in Texas. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A−). The town’s density of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Sonterra’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 31% of residents are under 18 in the town, against 26% in Texas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health, B for incomes and C+ for walkability.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Sonterra stand out
Where Sonterra beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Sonterra for work
Where Sonterra’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sonterra grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Sonterra is from typical.
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Moving to Sonterra: who provides what
Sonterra is unincorporated, so Williamson 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 Sonterra.
Sonterra has homes that are cheap against local pay, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Austin and beyond.
0% of Sonterra is conserved land
2.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Sonterra.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sonterra Association Swimming Pool & Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Sonterra’s schools trail 81% of Texas districts
Jarrell ISD runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrell ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 719 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Sonterra’s working residents commute to Austin
Sonterra has 435 jobs for its 5,551 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Only 2% of working residents stay in Sonterra for work; the rest commute out. The typical household income for Sonterra comes to $92,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 269, to 435. The top destinations are Austin (30%), Round Rock (11%) and Georgetown (11%).
| Sonterra | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Sonterra is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected losses in Sonterra break down as 33% from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves. In Sonterra, the FEMA risk score is 22 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sonterra has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.2°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.9°.
In Sonterra, the typical July afternoon high is 95°F. Snowfall is close to zero. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sonterra | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 38°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sonterra is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,667 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sonterra’s, it is less healthy than 68%, so it trails even them.
Among adults in Sonterra, 70% had a checkup this year. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 5. 26% of adults here have high blood pressure; 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Sonterra | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Sonterra | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Sonterra sells for about $239K at the median
At 2.7 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 78% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. 70% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
For households in Sonterra, the share who own their home is 77%. The town’s median rent comes in at $1,854 a month. 37% of the homes sold in Sonterra went for more than their asking price.
| Sonterra | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,854 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sonterra. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center8 mi Ancient siteGault
30 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaCedar Park Center
39 mi LakeLady Bird LakePhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Q2 Stadium: Daniel Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Park Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Sonterra
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sonterra
About 5 of every 100 Sonterra residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Sonterra
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Sonterra is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. It is in the northern part of the county, bordered to the north by the city of Jarrell. Interstate 35 forms part of the western border of the community, with access from Exit 275 (Sonterra Boulevard). I-35 leads north 27 miles (43 km) to Temple and south 40 miles (64 km) to Austin, the state capital.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Sonterra’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Sonterra.
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Questions about Sonterra
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sonterra, TX a good place to live?
Sonterra grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #434 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Sonterra, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $274,000, 8% 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 C−.