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Living in Coldspring, TX

Coldspring is a small town of 1,274 people in San Jacinto County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $777 a month.

1,274people
$217kTypical home
$777/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
90Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,274
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 686 people per sq mi
  • 58 mi to Houston, TX
  • 58 mi to Houston, TX
  • 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
  • Median rent $777/mo
  • Median household income $44k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 12.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 61°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
  • 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
  • 115 cloudy days a year
  • 38 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 90 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 8 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (770 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 42
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 39 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 44 mi to IAH airport
  • 44 mi to IAH (major hub)
  • 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 60% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1990
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 404 ft
  • 58 mi to the ocean
  • 91 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 5 bars within 25 mi
  • 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 36 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 17 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 26 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • San Jacinto County: R+65 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
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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