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Arcola is a small town of 1,911 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,911people
$243kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,911
- Part of a metro area
- About 744 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Houston, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,130/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Low property crime (891 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 44% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HOU airport
- 15 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,896 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 366 bars within 25 mi
- 990 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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