Plumbing repair · Buda, Texas

Plumbing repair in Buda, TX

Leak, backed-up drain, no hot water, or a frozen line? The largest share of Buda's homes (49%) was built 2010 to 2019^[1]. Request a licensed plumber who works here. Buda, in Hays County — ZIP 78610, counts 16,166 residents (2025 estimate)^[2].

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The Buda plumbing picture in brief

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]
Decade the most homes date from: 2010 to 2019^[1]49% of housing units
Homes built before 1980: 4%^[1]the 7th-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
Homes built 1980–1999: 10%^[1]2020–2024
Homes built 2010 or later: 58%^[1]the 6th-highest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
Winter-storm & freeze days, hays zone: 19^[4]2016–2025
Flood & flash-flood reports within 10 mi: 28^[4]26 flash floods, 2016–2025; flood-prone homes need working drainage and backflow prevention
FEMA flood-insurance claims, local ZIPs: 67^[5]18 in the last 10 years; 54 paid
Homes on utility gas heat: 51%^[1]^[6]gas piping is plumber-licensed work in Texas

Reading the Buda data for plumbing

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].

With 58% of homes built since 2010 and 4% before 1980^[1], Buda's plumbing runs from brand-new supply lines and fixtures to aging pipe, original valves and water heaters past their rated life.

One ZIP code covers the whole city: 78610^[7].

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].

4% of Buda's 6,242 housing units predate 1980 and 58% went up in 2010 or later^[1] — the 7th-lowest pre-1980 share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover; nearby, Kyle (4%), San Marcos (23%), and Dripping Springs (4%) predate 1980. The 10% built in 1980–1999 are at the age where original water heaters and valves get replaced.

The biggest single slice — 49% — was built 2010 to 2019, and the median home dates to 2012^[1]. Neighbours from the same era tend to hit the same plumbing problems at the same time.

Freeze risk: the hays forecast zone logged 19 winter-storm, ice or hard-freeze days in 2016–2025, including February 2021; the latest was Jan 20, 2025^[4].

Water from the sky is plumbing work too: 28 flood or flash-flood reports within 10 miles over 2016–2025^[4], and FEMA logged 67 flood-insurance claims across Buda's ZIPs^[5]. Homes that take water need working drainage, sump pumps and backflow prevention.

51% of homes heat with utility gas, and 23% of households rent^[1].

Out of the 15 suburbs on this site, Buda has the 2nd-most flood reports nearby (28)^[4].

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The Buda numbers behind this page

Buda against the typical suburb we cover (median of 15)^[4]^[1]
Measure	Buda	Median of 15	Difference
Flood reports (10 mi)	28	17	11 more
Utility-gas heat	51%	37%	14 pts higher
Renter-occupied	23%	31%	7 pts lower
Built before 1960	1.2%	1.5%	about the same
Built 2010 or later	58%	50%	8 pts higher
Built before 1980	4%	4%	about the same
Median year built	2012	2010	2 years newer

Largest differences first. Medians are the middle value across the covered Austin-area suburbs, from the same sources.

How Buda compares with its nearest neighbours^[4]^[5]^[3]
City	Flood reports	NFIP claims	Freeze days
Buda	28	67	19
Kyle 5.9 mi	31	835	19
San Marcos 14.8 mi	21	816	19
Dripping Springs 16.7 mi	6	42	19
Bee Cave 17.4 mi	17	2	22
Lakeway 21.0 mi	8	353	22

Flood-insurance claims by ZIP code, since 1997^[5]
ZIP	Claims	Paid	Busiest year
78610	67	$1,812,005	2015 (23)

ZIPs extend past city limits.

Most recent flood reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Type	Distance
Jan 22, 2024	Flash Flood	8.3 mi
Oct 26, 2023	Flash Flood	8.2 mi
Dec 19, 2022	Flood	6.4 mi
Aug 22, 2022	Flash Flood	6.0 mi
Oct 13, 2021	Flash Flood	4.7 mi
May 30, 2021	Flash Flood	8.9 mi
May 1, 2021	Flash Flood	5.5 mi
May 1, 2021	Flash Flood	6.7 mi

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.

Buda housing and households^[1]
Measure	Value
Housing units	6,242
Detached single-family	5,353 (86%)
Occupied homes	6,058
Owner-occupied	4,640 (77%)
Renter-occupied	1,418 (23%)
Median home value	$446,600

ACS 2020–2024 estimates.

How Buda's 6,058 occupied homes are heated^[1]
Main heating fuel	Homes	Share	Margin of error
Utility gas	3,065	50.6%	±522
Electricity	2,926	48.3%	±524
Solar energy	67	1.1%	±113

ZIP code areas covering Buda^[7]
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 plumbing questions

Are Buda homes likely to have old galvanized pipes?

Only an inspection can say, but age is the clue: 1% were built before 1960 and 4% before 1980^[1].

How often do pipes freeze in Buda?

The record for Buda's forecast zone shows 19 winter-storm or freeze days over 2016–2025, in 8 different years^[4].

Which ZIP codes are covered in Buda?

78610^[7], in Hays County. Nearby 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.