Wells BranchTX
A town of 13,523.
Is Wells Branch a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wells Branch grades B overall, 111th of 640 graded towns in Texas. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $401K, 4 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. Wells Branch’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 7 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Wells Branch. The biggest place to walk is Mills Pond, 27 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
What makes Wells Branch stand out
Where Wells Branch beats most towns.
5 miles of trails in Wells Branch
6.7% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Wells Branch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Wells Branch is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wells Branch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 Stadium
39 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
14 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
12 mi LakeLake AustinPhoto 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 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Wells Branch: who provides what
Wells Branch 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 Wells Branch.
Wells Branch has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Austin and other neighbors and is mostly renters.
6.7% of Wells Branch is conserved land
That puts Wells Branch above the Texas town median (1.9%) and near the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 5.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mills Pond | 1.5 mi | 27 |
| 2. Katherine Fleischer Park | 0.7 mi | 22 |
| 3. Vista Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wells Branch’s schools rank ahead of 73% of Texas districts
Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Valor North Austin, with 1,134 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 558 | D |
| Valor North AustinLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,134 | A |
| Chaparral Star AcademyTop results in townGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 364 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Wells Branch’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
26% of Wells Branch adults have high blood pressure. Wells Branch beats the Texas average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 8.4% of Wells Branch adults have diabetes.
| Wells Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wells Branch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.6% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Wells Branch
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wells Branch has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.4°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.5°.
Wells Branch has mild winters and hot summers. Wells Branch’s July high is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Wells Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Wells Branch’s working residents commute to Austin
Wells Branch has about as many jobs (8,135) as working residents, but only 206 people both live and work here. 25.8% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
Most working residents leave Wells Branch for work: only 3% work in town. 26% of workers work from home in Wells Branch. Jobs based in Wells Branch grew to 8,135 in 2023, 1,174 more than in 2013.
| Wells Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For cost of living, Wells Branch earns a D
The median rent in Wells Branch is $1,544 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wells Branch
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Wells Branch
About 7 of every 100 Wells Branch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Wells Branch has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
12,120 counted in 2010 and 14,000 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Wells Branch’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Wells Branch.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch | #111 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Austin | #294 | C | D | D | B− | A |
Wells Branch reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Wells Branch with a neighbor →
Questions about Wells Branch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wells Branch, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wells Branch grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #111 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wells Branch, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $401,000, 35% 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.