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Country around Louise is a rural area of about 1,629 people in Wharton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Victoria, TX and 78 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,629people
$191kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,629 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Houston, TX
- 39 mi to Victoria, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°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
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to VCT airport
- 79 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wharton County: R+52 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.