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Friendswood is a small city of 41,030 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
41,030people
$420kTypical home
$1,688/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,990 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,649/mo)
- Median rent $1,688/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (547 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HOU airport
- 11 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 321 bars within 25 mi
- 711 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galveston County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk