Town guide

Sunset Valley, Texas

Sunset Valley is a city in Travis County, Texas, home to about 814 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78745.

Homes sold for a median of $291 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population814581 per sq mi
Median home value$917,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$291Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sunset Valley

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Sunset Valley

Distances

Nearest major airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Austin, TX7 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+San Antonio, TX68 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sunset Valley; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sunset Valley

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Sunset Valley had 683 residents in the 2020 census, up 87% since 2000.

It’s the 1100th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Travis County grew from 47,386 residents in 1900 to 1,290,188 in 2020.

Sunset Valley population by census2000: 365, 2010: 749, 2020: 683365200074920106832020

Travis County, 1900–2020

Travis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 47,386, 1910: 55,620, 1920: 57,616, 1930: 77,777, 1940: 111,053, 1950: 160,980, 1960: 212,136, 1970: 295,516, 1980: 419,573, 1990: 576,407, 2000: 812,280, 2010: 1,024,266, 2020: 1,290,18847K’00’1058K’20’30111K’40’50212K’60’70420K’80’90812K’00’101.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 35.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sunset ValleyJan: high 63°F, low 38°F, 2.8 in; Feb: high 66°F, low 42°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 73°F, low 49°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 80°F, low 56°F, 2.4 in; May: high 87°F, low 65°F, 5 in; Jun: high 93°F, low 72°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 73°F, 2.2 in; Aug: high 97°F, low 73°F, 2.5 in; Sep: high 91°F, low 67°F, 3 in; Oct: high 83°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 72°F, low 47°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 64°F, low 40°F, 2.6 in63°38°Jan2.866°42°Feb1.973°49°Mar2.980°56°Apr2.487°65°May5.093°72°Jun3.496°73°Jul2.297°73°Aug2.591°67°Sep3.083°57°Oct4.372°47°Nov2.764°40°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin Bergstrom Ap, TX weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Travis County

736,608 jobs at 42,837 businesses in Travis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Travis CountyProfessional services: 99,258 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 85,645 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 81,929 jobs; Retail trade: 67,861 jobs; Information: 63,533 jobs; Administrative and support: 55,244 jobs; Construction: 45,316 jobs; Wholesale trade: 36,931 jobsProfessional services 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Health care and social assistance 11% Retail trade 9% Information 9% Administrative and support 8% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

974 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sunset Valley.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. David's South Austin Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Austin2.0 miles
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- AustinGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Austin3.0 miles
  • Ascension Seton SouthwestGeneral hospital · emergency room · Austin5.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors59
Specialist doctors144
Dentists75
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants153
Mental health providers300
Physical and occupational therapists201
Optometrists5
Chiropractors37
Pharmacies20

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Sunset Valley

Parks (5 nearby)

  • James A. Garrison District Park · 41 acres0.4 mi
  • Odom School Park · 4 acres0.4 mi
  • Cunningham School Park · 4 acres0.7 mi
  • Armadillo Neighborhood Park · 3 acres0.5 mi
  • Independence Park Community Park · 3 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Sprouts Farmers Market0.8 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Austin Public Library - Manchaca Road Branch0.7 mi

Museums

  • TexPop ATX3.6 mi
  • Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum4.3 mi
  • Austin Nature & Science Center4.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Mary Moody Northern Theater3.0 mi
  • Southpark Meadows Amphitheatre3.1 mi
  • Zilker Hillside Theater4.2 mi
  • Nowlin Rehearsal Studio @ ZACH Theatre4.5 mi
  • Whisenhunt Stage4.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Sunset Valley

Public schools here are run by Austin ISD, Wayside Schools, University of Texas University Charter School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cunningham ElAustinPre-K–5346Public0.7 mi
Joslin ElAustinPre-K–5265Public1.5 mi
Odom ElAustinPre-K–5286Public0.4 mi
Pleasant Hill ElAustinPre-K–5422Public1.3 mi
St Elmo ElAustinPre-K–5305Public1.7 mi
Sunset Valley ElAustinPre-K–5441Public1.6 mi
Wayside Eden Park AcademyAustinPre-K–5235Charter0.5 mi
Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center)Austin3–1157Charter, Alternative Education1.4 mi
Bedichek MiddleAustin6–8671Public1.0 mi
Ki Charter - AustinAustin7–94Charter0.4 mi
Crockett Early College H SAustin9–121,529Public0.5 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Austin Montessori SchoolAustinPre-K–9223Nonsectarian1.6 mi
Mariposa Montessori SchoolAustinPre-K–K100Nonsectarian2.0 mi
Mariposa Montessori SchoolAustinPre-K–8238Nonsectarian2.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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