Staples, TX

Staples is a tiny, quiet pocket of Central Texas tucked right along the San Marcos River in Guadalupe County. With around 200 residents, it offers wide-open farmland, big skies, and true small-town seclusion. The community got its start in the late 1800s as a riverside mill settlement and country store stop, and it has managed to hold onto that slow, peaceful pace ever since.

Living here gives you rural breathing room alongside convenient access to nearby city amenities. Staples sits just under ten miles east of San Marcos, putting dining, grocery runs, and Texas State University a short drive away. Convenient highway connections make commutes toward Lockhart, Seguin, and Austin straightforward, while local kids attend the San Marcos school district. It serves as a scenic, laid-back landing spot for anyone looking for country acreage within reach of the greater Austin-San Antonio corridor.