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Brazos Country is a tiny town of 619 people in Austin County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $512k and rent runs about $1k a month.
619people
$512kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 619
- Part of a metro area
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Houston, TX
- 39 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $512k (≈$3,226/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (738 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IAH airport
- 45 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 740 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 303 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.