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Galena Park is a big small town of 10,487 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,487people
$118kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,183 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HOU airport
- 7 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 418 bars within 25 mi
- 1,047 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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