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Columbus is a small town of 3,860 people in Colorado County, Texas. It's about 63 miles from College Station, TX and 70 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $879 a month.
3,860people
$242kTypical home
$879/moRent
96° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,860
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,284 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Houston, TX
- 63 mi to College Station, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to CLL airport
- 74 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colorado County: R+57 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