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Galveston is a mid-size city of 53,424 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 49 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.
53,424people
$326kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,424
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,302 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Houston, TX
- 49 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,056/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 76°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (486 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,216 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 17% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HOU airport
- 37 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 300 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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