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Danbury is a small town of 2,161 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,161people
$233kTypical home
$1,425/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,161
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,230 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Houston, TX
- 39 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $1,425/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (621 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HOU airport
- 29 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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