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Country around Richards is a rural area of about 1,383 people in Walker County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from College Station, TX and 60 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,383people
$285kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,383 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to College Station, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,092 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CLL airport
- 50 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+40 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