Electrical repair · Buda, Texas

Electrician for repairs and upgrades in Buda, TX

Breaker keeps tripping, outlets dead, planning a panel upgrade or EV charger? 3% of Buda's homes date from 1960–1979^[1] and 9% from 2020 or later. Request a licensed electrician who works here. Buda, in Hays County — ZIP 78610, counts 16,166 residents (2025 estimate)^[2].

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Buda electrical snapshot: the key figures

Population (2025 est.): 16,166^[2]+6.8% since 2020
County: Hays^[2]
Land area: 9.8 sq mi^[3]
Population density: 1,654 / sq mi^[2]^[3]
Homes built 1960–1979: 3%^[1]the 7th-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
Homes built before 1960: 1%^[1]2020–2024
Homes built 2020 or later: 9%^[1]2020–2024
Homes heated with electricity: 48%^[1]the 5th-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
Lightning-damage reports within 10 mi: 3^[4]2016–2025
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi: 19^[4]2016–2025
Winter-storm & freeze days, hays zone: 19^[4]2016–2025; ice storms knock out power — panel and generator readiness

Reading the Buda data for electrical

Buda is one of the most established suburbs tracked here — 16,166 people (2025 estimate), up just 6.8% since 2020^[2]. On the map that's 9.8 square miles holding 1,654 residents per square mile, the 11th densest of the suburbs here; it sits entirely in Hays County, with ZIP code 78610^[3].

New construction arrives with 200-amp panels and room to grow; the older homes nearby are the ones where panels fill up, double-taps appear, and an EV charger triggers a load calculation.

The entire city sits in ZIP code 78610^[5].

The tracked suburbs closest by are Kyle (5.9 mi S), San Marcos (14.8 mi S) and Dripping Springs (16.7 mi NW)^[3].

Only 3% of Buda's housing dates from 1960–1979^[1] (the 7th-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover; nearby, Kyle (2%), San Marcos (14%), and Dripping Springs (4%)), so aluminum-era wiring^[6] is a minor issue; capacity — panel space, circuits, EV chargers — is the bigger one.

48% of Buda homes heat with electricity and 51% with gas^[1] — the 5th-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover (Kyle (51%), San Marcos (71%), and Dripping Springs (69%) nearby). Gas-heated homes often have more panel headroom, but only a load calculation tells.

Within 10 miles of central Buda: 19 damaging-wind reports and 3 lightning-damage reports in 2016–2025, the latest on Mar 23, 2025^[4].

Ice is the other outage risk: 19 winter-storm, ice or hard-freeze days in 2016–2025^[4] — worth knowing when sizing a generator or asking about whole-home surge protection.

9% of Buda's housing is from 2020 or later^[1] — new enough that builder warranties still apply to many electrical defects.

Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Buda records the 2nd-highest share of detached houses (86%)^[1].

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Whose wiring is it? Buda homes by building type

86%^[1] of Buda's homes are detached houses with their own panel, so panel upgrades and EV chargers are the owner's decision — and the owner's permit.

After detached houses, the biggest group is 20–49 units: 264 of 6,242 housing units^[1].

Buda's 6,242 housing units by building type, 2020–2024^[1]
Building type	Units	Share	Margin of error
Detached house	5,353	85.8%	±446
Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse)	78	1.2%	±89
Duplex (2 units)	58	0.9%	±86
5–9 units	86	1.4%	±75
10–19 units	187	3.0%	±169
20–49 units	264	4.2%	±198
50 or more units	216	3.5%	±141

Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.

Buda by the numbers

How Buda stacks up against the median suburb we cover (median of 15)^[4]^[1]
Measure	Buda	Median of 15	Difference
Lightning-damage reports (10 mi)	3	1	2 more
Built 1980–99	10%	13%	3 pts lower
Built before 1960	1.2%	1.5%	about the same
Detached single-family	86%	74%	12 pts higher
Owner-occupied	77%	69%	7 pts higher
Built 1960–79	3%	3%	about the same
Median home value	$446,600	$420,000	6% higher

Biggest gaps first. Medians are middle values across the Austin-area suburbs we cover, drawn from the same sources.

Buda and nearby suburbs, side by side^[4]^[3]
City	Lightning reports	Damaging-wind reports	Freeze days
Buda	3	19	19
Kyle 5.9 mi	1	29	19
San Marcos 14.8 mi	0	35	19
Dripping Springs 16.7 mi	0	8	19
Bee Cave 17.4 mi	2	26	22
Lakeway 21.0 mi	1	20	22

When Buda's 6,242 housing units were built^[1]
Built	Units	Share	Margin of error
2020 or later	575	9.2%	±248
2010 to 2019	3,029	48.5%	±494
2000 to 2009	1,790	28.7%	±399
1990 to 1999	350	5.6%	±221
1980 to 1989	254	4.1%	±159
1970 to 1979	153	2.5%	±137
1960 to 1969	16	0.3%	±26
1950 to 1959	12	0.2%	±20
1940 to 1949	0	0.0%	±23
1939 or earlier	63	1.0%	±83

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Wind	Distance
Mar 23, 2025	60 mph (est.)	4.4 mi
May 16, 2024	64 mph (est.)	8.5 mi
Apr 28, 2024	70 mph (est.)	9.9 mi
Apr 28, 2024	70 mph (est.)	9.3 mi
Oct 24, 2022	60 mph (est.)	8.9 mi
Jul 10, 2022	75 mph (est.)	9.7 mi

Lightning-damage reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Distance
Jul 19, 2021	3.8 mi
Apr 6, 2018	8.9 mi
Apr 6, 2018	9.6 mi

ZIP code areas covering Buda^[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)	Share of Buda's land	Share of the ZIP inside the city
78610	100%	10%

Dated heat and freeze records for the HAYS forecast zone: see the county list.

Common Buda electrical questions

Could my Buda house have aluminum wiring?

Possibly, if built or rewired roughly 1965–1973^[6]; 3% of Buda homes date from 1960–1979^[1].

When did damaging wind last hit near Buda?

Mar 23, 2025, 4.4 miles from the city center, 60 mph^[4].

Which Buda ZIP codes are covered?

78610^[5] — Hays County. Neighbouring suburbs with their own pages: Kyle (5.9 mi), San Marcos (14.8 mi), and Dripping Springs (16.7 mi)^[3].

Sources

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.