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Fairchilds is a tiny town of 815 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $995 a month.
815people
$298kTypical home
$995/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 815
- Part of a metro area
- About 380 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,877/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 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
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to HOU airport
- 33 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.