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El Campo is a big small town of 12,202 people in Wharton County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Victoria, TX and 67 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,202people
$201kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
95° / 65°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,202
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Houston, TX
- 50 mi to Victoria, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,270/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to VCT airport
- 67 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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