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Bellaire is a small city of 17,206 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 7 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
17,206people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,672/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,206
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,783 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,542/mo)
- Median rent $2,672/mo
- Median household income $244k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,618 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HOU airport
- 12 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,884 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 468 bars within 25 mi
- 1,375 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk