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Bacliff is a big small town of 9,541 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,541people
$202kTypical home
$1,498/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,541
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,753 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $1,498/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,309 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HOU airport
- 20 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,025 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 352 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galveston County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk