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Brazoria is a small town of 2,880 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,880people
$162kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,880
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,089 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Houston, TX
- 52 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,024/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HOU airport
- 45 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk