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Country around Damon is a rural area of about 1,664 people in Brazoria County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,664people
$310kTypical home
$1,474/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,664 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Houston, TX
- 40 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $1,474/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,100 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HOU airport
- 36 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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