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East Bernard is a small town of 3,053 people in Wharton County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,053people
$342kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 806 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Houston, TX
- 44 mi to Houston, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,153/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to HOU airport
- 48 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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