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Country around Cat Spring is a rural area of about 1,395 people in Austin County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from College Station, TX and 59 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,395people
$273kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,395 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Houston, TX
- 54 mi to College Station, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,719/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 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 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to CLL airport
- 63 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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.