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Bellville is a small town of 4,221 people in Austin County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from College Station, TX and 53 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,221people
$284kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,221
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,550 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Houston, TX
- 44 mi to College Station, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,793/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CLL airport
- 55 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Austin County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk