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Fredericksburg (Gillespie County)

Retiring to Fredericksburg (Gillespie County), Texas, from another US state or from abroad. Average temperatures run 9.9°C in the coolest quarter and 26.8°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $2,309 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-09-29

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Rent, power & groceries USD $2,309 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-09-29 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 80° / 50°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 27° / 10°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Places in Gillespie County

The cost and retiree figures on this page are measured for the whole of Gillespie County — not for any single place in it. These are the places it contains.

  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg is a place in Gillespie County, Gillespie County, with 11,766 residents (Census estimate, 2024).

Incorporated places from US Census Bureau, Subcounty Resident Population Estimates (SUB-EST2024), vintage 2024 · checked 2026-09-01. Unincorporated communities are not covered by that series and are named here only where our own research recorded one.

Gillespie County in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-09-29

USD $2,309 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-09-29 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $2,180

Rent, Asking rent (market index) · typical listed rent, all home sizes · Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county · 2026-09-29

Electricity
USD $39

Electricity (250 kWh/month, state figure) · US EIA, average residential electricity price by state (retail-sales, annual average) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $90

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · US BLS Average Price Data (national, U.S. city average) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the United States page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $2,180 per month · All home sizes, whole county
Zillow's typical observed asking rent, all home sizes, for the whole county Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for All home sizes, whole county Asking rent (market index) · typical listed rent, all home sizes
Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago All home sizes, whole county USD $1,163 per month · All home sizes, whole county Rent paid (official) · median Median contract rent paid, all occupied rentals, whole county, ACS 2020–2024 US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, B25058 median contract rent, county · figure for 2024
Benchmark rent — a government payment standard, not a market price 1-bedroom USD $1,096 per month · 1-bedroom HUD Fair Market Rent · 40th percentile, gross (utilities included) HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (1-bedroom, county-exact) · figure for 2025
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Fredericksburg (Gillespie County) — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2024; original data: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county; US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, B25058 median contract rent, county; HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (1-bedroom, county-exact).

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Typical asking rent across the county, from Zillow's rent index — all home types and sizes.

How rent is measured

Typical asking rent across the county, from Zillow's rent index — all home types and sizes. Rent ASKED, not paid: the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all home types and sizes, for the whole county, monthly. A market index built from listings, published by Zillow; it describes a typical rental, not a 2-bedroom specifically.

Median rent paid across the county, all sizes, utilities excluded — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Rent PAID, not asked: the US Census Bureau's ACS 5-year median contract rent (table B25058) for the whole county, across every occupied rental including long-standing leases, all sizes, utilities excluded.

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home — a 40th-percentile rent including utilities, not a market average. HUD Fair Market Rent, 1-bedroom, FY2026 — 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), not a market average.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

Fewer than 10 homicides in 5 years Gillespie County figure
How we know this Population ~28,000 · 2020–2024. Below the ranked set of 1,214 US counties with 10 or more in 2020–2024. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024 (Single Race, final), by county of residence · population: CDC WONDER (US Census Bureau estimates), sum of annual populations 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Fredericksburg (Gillespie County) — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2026; original data: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024 (Single Race, final), by county of residence; CDC WONDER (US Census Bureau estimates), sum of annual populations 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
2.4 min by road

Nearest: H-E-B Pharmacy (OpenStreetMap node/551015353), 0.73 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
1.7 min by road

Nearest: Hill Country Memorial Hospital (CMS:450604), 0.83 km by road. Geocoded with the US Census Bureau geocoder (ZIP-confirmed).

CMS Hospital General Information (2026-07-22); routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CMS Hospital General Information (2026-07-22); routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole county

The figures in this card are computed over the whole county, about 2,758 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
316–695 m
Kind of place
Rural
People in this area (modeled)
25,083
Distance to the sea
244 km
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.1 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
0.9–5.6°
Coldest quarter, average
9.9°C (50°F)
Warmest quarter, average
26.8°C (80°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
139 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
270 mm
Least humid month
55%
Most humid month
59%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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United States — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: No retirement residence route USCIS: Green Card Eligibility Categories · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $203 / month Medicare Part B standard monthly premium per person — doctors and outpatient care, before deductibles and extra cover.
    How this is measured

    Medicare Part B standard monthly premium, per enrollee, set each year by CMS. It is what a Medicare enrollee pays to be covered for doctors and outpatient care; it EXCLUDES the annual Part B deductible, coinsurance, Part D drug plans and supplemental (Medigap) cover, and higher incomes pay an income-related adjustment on top.

    CMS, Medicare Part B premium rates 2026 (notice CMS-8091-N, Federal Register) · checked Oct 6, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 117.5 · overall average 159.1 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in United States", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2021; original data: USCIS: Green Card Eligibility Categories; CMS, Medicare Part B premium rates 2026 (notice CMS-8091-N, Federal Register); World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Gillespie County from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Gillespie County

San Antonio International Airport (SAT), at San Antonio. Serving airport, COMPUTED 2026-09-21 and CORRECTED 2026-09-23 to route from the settlement point: SAT (San Antonio International Airport). Shortest road drive time of 9 candidate(s) within 250 km with scheduled service and a runway of at least 1800 m: 106.3 km, about 82 minutes.

Getting to SAT: about 1h 22m by road, 106.3 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~18h 52m
  • Brisbane BNE ~18h 52m est. flight ~17h 30m est. · 13,130 km / 8,159 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~19h 22m est. flight ~18h est. · 13,539 km / 8,413 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~20h 22m est. flight ~19h est. · 14,192 km / 8,819 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~20h 52m est. flight ~19h 30m est. · 14,692 km / 9,129 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~23h 37m est. flight ~22h 15m est. · 16,727 km / 10,393 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~13h 52m
  • Linz LNZ ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,084 km / 5,645 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,234 km / 5,738 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,242 km / 5,743 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~12h 52m
  • Brussels BRU ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,335 km / 5,179 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,357 km / 5,193 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,408 km / 5,225 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~14h 52m
  • Sofia SOF ~14h 52m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 10,030 km / 6,232 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~15h 07m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,164 km / 6,316 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~15h 22m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,247 km / 6,367 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~5h 07m
  • Toronto YYZ ~5h 07m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,292 km / 1,424 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,654 km / 1,649 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,725 km / 1,693 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,790 km / 1,734 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~5h 52m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,022 km / 1,878 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~14h 07m
  • Rijeka RJK ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,305 km / 5,782 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,364 km / 5,818 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,527 km / 5,920 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~16h 37m
  • Limassol PFO ~16h 37m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,213 km / 6,967 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~16h 37m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,269 km / 7,002 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~13h 37m
  • Prague PRG ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,967 km / 5,572 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,171 km / 5,699 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,215 km / 5,726 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~12h 52m
  • Aarhus AAR ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,383 km / 5,209 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,416 km / 5,229 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,531 km / 5,301 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~13h 22m
  • Tallinn TLL ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,846 km / 5,497 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,008 km / 5,597 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~13h 07m
  • Tampere TMP ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,648 km / 5,374 mi straight line
  • Turku TKU ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,658 km / 5,380 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,784 km / 5,458 mi straight line
From France · from ~12h 37m
  • Lille LIL ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,267 km / 5,137 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,312 km / 5,165 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,656 km / 5,379 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~12h 52m
  • Essen DUS ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,453 km / 5,252 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,780 km / 5,455 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,931 km / 5,549 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~15h 07m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~15h 07m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,165 km / 6,316 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~15h 22m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,421 km / 6,475 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~15h 52m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,698 km / 6,647 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~14h 07m
  • Gyor LHPR ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,340 km / 5,804 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,439 km / 5,865 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,570 km / 5,946 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~11h 37m
  • Galway SNN ~11h 37m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,411 km / 4,605 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~11h 37m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,470 km / 4,642 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~11h 52m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,552 km / 4,693 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~13h 37m
  • Milan MXP ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,903 km / 5,532 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,375 km / 5,825 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,573 km / 5,948 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~13h 37m
  • Riga RIX ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,995 km / 5,589 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~13h 37m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~13h 37m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,930 km / 5,549 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,146 km / 5,683 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,227 km / 5,734 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~13h 07m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,511 km / 5,289 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~14h 52m
  • Valletta MLA ~14h 52m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,921 km / 6,165 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~12h 37m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,276 km / 5,143 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,277 km / 5,143 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,360 km / 5,195 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~17h 07m
  • Auckland AKL ~17h 07m est. flight ~15h 45m est. · 11,665 km / 7,248 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~17h 22m est. flight ~16h est. · 11,870 km / 7,376 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~17h 37m est. flight ~16h 15m est. · 12,138 km / 7,542 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~12h 22m
  • Stavanger SVG ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,984 km / 4,961 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,987 km / 4,963 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~12h 37m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,181 km / 5,083 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~13h 52m
  • Warsaw WAW ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,196 km / 5,714 mi straight line
  • Katowice KTW ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,215 km / 5,726 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,282 km / 5,767 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~11h 52m
  • Funchal FNC ~11h 52m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,579 km / 4,709 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~12h 07m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,882 km / 4,898 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,955 km / 4,943 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~14h 37m
  • Timișoara TSR ~14h 37m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,676 km / 6,013 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~14h 37m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,739 km / 6,051 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~15h 07m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,044 km / 6,241 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~14h 07m
  • Bratislava BTS ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,268 km / 5,759 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,347 km / 5,808 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~14h 22m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,463 km / 5,880 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~13h 52m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~13h 52m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,232 km / 5,737 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~14h 07m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,291 km / 5,773 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~20h 22m
  • Cape Town CPT ~20h 22m est. flight ~19h est. · 14,138 km / 8,785 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~21h 07m est. flight ~19h 45m est. · 14,808 km / 9,201 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~21h 37m est. flight ~20h 15m est. · 15,181 km / 9,433 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~12h 52m
  • Madrid MAD ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,308 km / 5,162 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,593 km / 5,340 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,688 km / 5,398 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~12h 52m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~12h 52m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,387 km / 5,212 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,530 km / 5,300 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~13h 07m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,573 km / 5,327 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~13h 22m
  • Geneva GVA ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,695 km / 5,403 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,783 km / 5,458 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~11h 52m
  • Glasgow GLA ~11h 52m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,568 km / 4,702 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~12h 07m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,801 km / 4,847 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~12h 07m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,816 km / 4,856 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~12h 07m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,873 km / 4,892 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~12h 22m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,999 km / 4,970 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~2h 37m
  • Houston IAH ~2h 37m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 306 km / 190 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~3h 52m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,280 km / 795 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,677 km / 1,042 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,718 km / 1,067 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,836 km / 1,141 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,945 km / 1,208 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~4h 52m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,189 km / 1,360 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~5h 07m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,382 km / 1,480 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~5h 07m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,404 km / 1,494 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,551 km / 1,585 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from SAT to each destination's main airport. The drive to SAT is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Gillespie County from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/texas/fredericksburg, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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The report starts from the same sourced figures you see here, then adds clearly labeled estimates for the costs no official source prices for each town.

Example — towns we hold cost data for USD · monthly
01
Morelia Mexico
Michoacán
USD $453–$1,021 rent, power & groceries
02
Orihuela Spain
Comunitat Valenciana
USD $503–$677 rent, power & groceries
03
Fredericksburg (Gillespie County) United States
Gillespie County
USD $2,309 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.

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