Smithville, TX 78957 (Bastrop County)
About this property
30-35 minutes from Austin airport, this private ranch is situated 6/10ths of a mile off highway 71 and is at the end of the access road to the property, so offers privacy and seclusion. As can be seen in the pictures, this property has extensive Alum Creek frontage and is home to all kinds of wildlife, especially deer, which are abundant on this property. Strolling or hunting along the wooded banks of Alum Creek on this property with its trickling water, flora, and majestic trees gives one a sense of nostalgia and solitude. Property is accessed via a 55 foot wide access easement that has been used for many years, so not fronting the busy highway. Excellent for horse back riding, cattle ranching or farming, and hunting. Property is fenced and has cattle running on it now. Less than 2 hours from Houston, San Antonio, and Bryan/College Station, so centrally located for an easy trip to these larger cities.
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TBD 144.45 acres None is located in Smithville, Texas, in Bastrop County. Bastrop County sits at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country transition zone, blending the Lost Pines forest, an isolated stand of loblolly pines separated from the East Texas Piney Woods by 100 miles, with open ranch land and the growing spillover of the Austin metro.
The Colorado River flows through the county, and the Lost Pines ecosystem creates a uniquely lush landscape unusual for Central Texas. Bastrop State Park preserves thousands of acres of pine forest that survived and recovered from the devastating 2011 wildfires.
Smithville had an estimated population of 4,032 as of 2023. The 78957 zip code has a median household income of $62,796, a median home value of $246,500, and a median age of 40. The average household size is 2.5 people.
Bastrop County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas, driven by Austin metro expansion, the Tesla Gigafactory nearby, and SpaceX's Starbase proximity. Agriculture, timber, and tourism coexist with rapid residential and commercial development.
Demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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