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Dayton is a big small town of 9,058 people in Liberty County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,058people
$228kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,058
- Part of a metro area
- About 295 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,435/mo)
- Median rent $1,045/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IAH airport
- 24 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+62 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk