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El Lago is a small town of 2,997 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,997people
$321kTypical home
$1,374/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,997
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,654 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,024/mo)
- Median rent $1,374/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HOU airport
- 15 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,511 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 272 bars within 25 mi
- 498 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk