Wells BranchTX
13,523 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Wells Branch a good place to live?
Wells Branch’s strongest is health: it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. With a B overall, Wells Branch sits 111th of 640 in Texas. That leaves it better than 63% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $401K, 4 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. Its concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Mills Pond, 27 acres with 1.5 miles of trail. Only 7 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a lower home-ownership rate than Wells Branch.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
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.
Conservation land takes up 6.7% of Wells Branch
Across 3 parks and preserves: 5.0 miles of trail.
| Wells Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| 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
Below: Three of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Valor North Austin, with 1,134 students. Public school enrollment in Wells Branch: 2,451 students across 4 schools.
| 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
Among adults in Wells Branch, 8.4% have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Wells Branch is ahead of Texas on 15 and behind on 2.
| 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
Top of a low hazard risk in Wells Branch: inland flooding
51% of Wells Branch’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 30%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 72% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021.
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°.
The January low for Wells Branch comes to 39°F. Snowfall is close to zero. 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 people who work leave Wells Branch to do it: just 3% work in town. In Wells Branch, 26% of workers work remotely from home. Jobs in Wells Branch grew by 1,174 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 8,135. Its mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes.
| 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
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Wells Branch’s households are owner-occupiers
Wells Branch’s median rent comes in at $1,544 a month.
| Wells Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 31% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,544 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 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 |
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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.