Woodcreek Texas, 2015
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A town of 1,876. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Population
1,876
2025 Census estimate · +5% since 2020
Typical home
$404K
−0.5% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
50.2
years
Jobs based here
59
A commuter town
Is Woodcreek a good place to live?
Woodcreek’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Woodcreek’s concentration of trails is 2.5 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On civic life, just 24 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. Woodcreek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Woodcreek stand out
Where Woodcreek beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Woodcreek6.5
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical TX town3.3
Civic lifeA
2 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Texas town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
31 measures vs. Texas
18 better6 too close to call7 worse
| Widest gap | Woodcreek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 19.1% |
HealthB+
Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
A growing town
Woodcreek has grown 28% since 2010
1,457 counted in 2010 and 1,770 in 2020; an estimated 1,876 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Woodcreek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Woodcreek is from typical.
Cost of livingDOpen →SchoolsBeat 82% of Texas districts on tests and graduationA−Open →HealthAscension Seton Hays 15.3 miles awayB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.8 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & income$74K median household income; 59 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 0% conserved landB−Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life6.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 50.2; 46% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Woodcreek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodcreek, and how to reach them.
PowerPedernales Electric Coop12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWoodcreek Utility Co 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offHays County Recycling Center, 2 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHays County Early Voting ClerkHays County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7867678676 100%Census 2020
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 Woodcreek.
HousingCost of living grade D
Woodcreek’s typical home value is about $404K
The share of households in Woodcreek who own their home: 54%. The typical rent for Woodcreek comes to $1,809 a month, above both the Texas town median ($1,208 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
$404KZillow home value
| Woodcreek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,809 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 54% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Woodcreek$404K
Texas$296K
−0.5%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Woodcreek’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 27 miles. For residents in Woodcreek, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.1%. Only 1% of working residents stay in Woodcreek for work; the rest commute out. The mean commuting time here is 31 minutes.
1%work in town
| Woodcreek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Woodcreek1%
Austin27%
Wimberley9%
San Marcos6%
San Antonio4%
27 mi
median commute distance
59
jobs based in Woodcreek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
Fewer of Woodcreek’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
In Woodcreek, 42% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Woodcreek beats the Texas average on 18 and trails it on 7. Only 9 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Woodcreek.
74%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Woodcreek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
31 measures vs. Texas
18 better6 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Woodcreek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.6% | 6.1% |
Ascension Seton Hays
15.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Woodcreek, expect mild winters and hot summers
Woodcreek’s midsummer high comes in at 95°F.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter41–64°
Spring57–79°
Summer72–94°
Fall57–80°
Dec 1
typical first frost
Mar 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Woodcreek has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
69% of Woodcreek’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 67% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
13
paid flood claims since 1998
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 693 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 2.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Augusta Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 84 attractions →Jacob's Well (Texas) and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodcreek. Close and well known come first.
in town CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
25 mi National Historical ParkLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park38K visitors a year
28 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
29 mi Park & preserveCOTALANDSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Jacob'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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Woodcreek
18pages on Woodcreek
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Woodcreek
About 1 of every 100 Woodcreek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Woodcreek for work
Where Woodcreek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
59jobs based in Woodcreek
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Woodcreek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodcreek, TX a good place to live?
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Is Woodcreek, TX expensive?
Yes. That is 4 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 D.