Fredericksburg, TX

Fredericksburg’s median home value is $436,900 in the city’s Census QuickFacts profile, and the county’s 2026 property tax rate is $0.2770 per $100 valuation, or 0.277% (QuickFacts^[1]) (Gillespie County^[2]). Texas has no state income tax, and the state sales tax rate is 6.25%, with Gillespie County adding 0.50% for a combined 6.75% local rate (Texas Comptroller^[3]) (Gillespie County^[2]). The state and county tax structure is confirmed, but a city-specific groceries index or city CPI series for Fredericksburg is not given here.

Hill Country Memorial Hospital is inside Fredericksburg at 1020 South State Highway 16, and it is a Medicare-certified acute-care hospital with a 4-star CMS overall rating (Black Health listing of CMS data^[4]). The local hospital gives residents an in-town option for emergency and routine inpatient care, but several local and retiree-oriented guides note that higher-acuity specialties, advanced neurology, oncology, and complex cardiac care usually mean a drive to San Antonio, roughly 60 to 80 minutes away depending on traffic (The Move Genie^[5]). Medicare Advantage availability in Gillespie County is broad, with one local plan-shopping source reporting dozens of plan options for 2026, but plan networks still need to be checked against your preferred doctors and San Antonio systems (Price Services Group^[6]).

NOAA-normal climate data for the Fredericksburg station show about 29.5 inches of annual precipitation, with average monthly highs reaching 91.1°F in June and 95.1°F in August, and average January lows around 33.4°F (Climate charts using NOAA normals^[7]). The same station data point to a comfortable outdoor season in roughly late October through April, when daytime highs are typically in the 60s to upper 70s and nights are cooler (Climate charts using NOAA normals^[7]). An official sunny-days count for Fredericksburg is not given here.

For Gillespie County, one FBI-UCR-based county summary reports violent crime at 122.4 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 549.1 per 100,000 residents (Crime by County^[8]). That same source flags partial coverage for 2022 with only 2 reporting agencies, which is important because FBI reporting is voluntary and incomplete after 2021, so a county figure is preferable to pretending the city-level record is complete (Crime by County^[8]). A clean three-year city trend for Fredericksburg is not given here.

Fredericksburg city’s median value of owner-occupied housing units is $442,800, and Gillespie County’s is $432,300, which suggests a mid-$400Ks baseline for owner housing rather than a true sub-$300Ks market (Census QuickFacts^[1], Census QuickFacts^[9]). In local listing-market snapshots, Fredericksburg’s median list price is about $711,250 with a median 101 days on market, while ZIP 78624 shows a median list price of about $699K and 77 days on market, indicating a fairly expensive market that also moves slowly (Realtor.com Fredericksburg market^[10], Realtor.com 78624 market^[11]). 55+ inventory is present: active-adult communities such as Heritage Hill Country and Barons Park are marketed in Fredericksburg, and a recently delivered 62-unit active-adult build-to-rent community was also announced in town (Heritage Hill Country^[12], Barons Park^[13], Capital Square offering^[14]).

The nearest major commercial airports used for Fredericksburg are San Antonio International (SAT) and Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS), each commonly described as about 75 to 90 minutes away by car depending on traffic and route (TravelDojo^[15]) (Texas Hill Country driving guide^[16]). SAT is the closer and more convenient option for many travelers, while AUS is also a realistic choice for broader network access, especially if you are heading to East Coast or Midwest destinations via a hub connection (Texas Hill Country driving guide^[16]). Drive times and nonstop routes for Fredericksburg’s nearest airport options are not given here.

The number of public courses within 30 minutes of Fredericksburg is not given here. What is clear is that Fredericksburg sits in a recreation-rich Hill Country setting with wine-country driving, scenic roads, and easy access to general outdoor pursuits, while a municipal airport and local lodging infrastructure reflect the area’s recreation demand (USTripPlanner^[17]). Golf-specific greens-fee and course-count data for Fredericksburg are not given here.

The city’s 2024 Census QuickFacts population estimate is 11,766, and Census Reporter’s ACS-based profile shows a 2024 estimate of 11,419, underscoring the small-town scale (QuickFacts^[1]) (Census Reporter^[18]). Census QuickFacts also shows an owner-occupied housing unit rate of 59.0%, which is consistent with a stable residential base and not just short-term tourism traffic (QuickFacts^[1]). Nearly one in three Fredericksburg residents is 65 or older (Texas Home Talk^[19]).

Fredericksburg is in Gillespie County, Texas (Wikiwand geography summary^[20]). The county composite FEMA NRI score and top-hazard ranking for Fredericksburg are not given here. Texas AQI monitoring and reporting run through EPA/AirNow and TCEQ layers, but an annual good-air-days figure for Fredericksburg is not given here (AirNow^[21]) (TCEQ AQI report^[22]).