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Ames is a small town of 1,142 people in Liberty County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Beaumont, TX and 43 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $893 a month.
1,142people
$193kTypical home
$893/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Houston, TX
- 36 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,223 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to IAH airport
- 36 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.