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Bayou Vista is a small town of 1,754 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,754people
$376kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,754
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,533 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Houston, TX
- 42 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,369/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HOU airport
- 30 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.