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Centerville is a small town of 1,053 people in Leon County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from College Station, TX and 108 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $987 a month.
1,053people
$201kTypical home
$987/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 589 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Houston, TX
- 50 mi to College Station, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CLL airport
- 96 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 361 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leon County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk