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Crosby is a small town of 4,617 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,617people
$227kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,617
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,073 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 47% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IAH airport
- 18 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 278 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk