Living in Conroe, TX
Conroe is a mid-size city of 102,360 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
102,360people
$310kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 102,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,349 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IAH airport
- 25 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 908 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 321 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 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