Kerrville, Texas

Kerrville, Texas is located in Kerr County and has an estimated population of 23,000. It is the county seat of Kerr County and is best known for the Kerrville Folk Festival.

Renting an apartment in Kerrville, Texas

When deciding to rent an apartment you'll see that Kerrville enjoys not only a favorable and pleasant setting that has long attracted an affluent and international population, but also diversity in culture, business, and institutions. There are more than fifty churches in Kerrville. Public and private schools, a college, several university extension programs, and an unusually large public library serve Kerrville and the larger Hill Country area.

Two museums preserved cowboy art and the history of the Schreiner family. The Kerrville music festivals, sports competitions, arts and crafts fairs, working ranches, wildlife, and exotic game preserves have been widely known in the state for many years.

Businesses range from clinics, summer camps, convention centers, hotels, restaurants, and three hospitals, to an aircraft-manufacturing facility, a major silversmith, a regional bus company, an airport, various banks, radio and television stations, newspapers, retail stores, and services, making Kerrville a great place to find a job. The city also has a large number of artisans, painters, writers, and musicians. Tourism contributes to a large portion of Kerrville's economy due to the economic development, environmental and cultural preservation initiatives established in the early 1990's.

The Kerrville Folk Festival

The Kerrville Folk Festival is held annually at the Quiet Valley Ranch, 9 miles south of Kerrville on Texas Hwy 16. Starting on the Thursday before Memorial Day at the end of May, the music continues for 18 days with performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between weekends are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, and harmonica. The annual Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition is held on the first weekend and draws 32 of the best of America's emerging songwriters. Award winners are recognized at a special concert on the second weekend.