Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,909, settled in 1880. 2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Wimberley grades C+ overall, 217th among Texas's 640 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 82% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Wimberley’s midpoint age is 57.1 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.8 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 13 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Wimberley has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Winters-Wimberley House and Four Winns Ranch.
Where Wimberley beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wimberley Montessori | PK–6 | 65 |
| Danforth J H | 6–8 | 639 |
| Wimberley H S | 9–12 | 820 |
Where Wimberley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Wimberley is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2002 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wimberley, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Wimberley.
Wimberley draws workers from San Marcos and beyond, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
The typical value, about $596K, is 17% below its June 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $6,478, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Values rose 1.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. For households in Wimberley, the share who own their home is 67%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $596K.
Its public schools are run by Wimberley ISD. The largest public high school is Wimberley H S, with 820 students. Public school enrollment here: 1,554 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 639 | A |
| Wimberley H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 820 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
1,857 jobs are based in Wimberley, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,211 in 2013 to 1,857.
Wimberley: 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Only nearly a tenth of working residents stay in Wimberley for work; the rest commute out. It had 1,857 jobs in 2023, up 646 from 2013. The top destinations are Austin (27%), San Marcos (7%) and San Antonio (5%).
| Wimberley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
There are 5.6 miles of trail across 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Blue Hole Regional Park, 132 acres with 4 miles of trail. In Wimberley, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Wimberley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Hole Regional Park | 4 mi | 132 |
| 2. Cypress Creek Nature Preserve | 0.7 mi | 8 |
| 3. Old Baldy Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearly a third of adults have obesity in Wimberley. CDC measures, 31 in all: Wimberley beats Texas on 17 and trails on 6. Among adults here, 13% report frequent mental distress and 8% worry about having enough food.
| Wimberley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 20% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wimberley | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
162 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 20 properties have flooded more than once.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Wimberley, 73% come from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes. 162 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 2007. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 95.1°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.9°.
Wimberley’s January low comes in at 39°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Wimberley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wimberley. Close and well known come first.
4 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
28 mi National Historical ParkLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park38K visitors a year
29 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
29 mi Park & preserveCOTALANDJacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · COTALAND: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wimberley
About 4 of every 100 Wimberley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
4 places in Wimberley on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wimberley grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #217 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. That is 5.9 years of the area's median household income ($100,431 across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
