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Big Thicket Lake Estates is a tiny town of 596 people in Liberty County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Beaumont, TX and 61 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
596people
$107kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 596
- Part of a metro area
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Houston, TX
- 46 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$676/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,223 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 45% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to IAH airport
- 49 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.