Living in Edna, TX
Edna is a big small town of 6,027 people in Jackson County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Victoria, TX and 94 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,027people
$118kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
93° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,027
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,458 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Victoria, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (392 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to VCT airport
- 95 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk