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Ganado is a small town of 1,534 people in Jackson County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Victoria, TX and 85 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,534people
$181kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,534
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,317 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Houston, TX
- 32 mi to Victoria, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 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 (236 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to VCT airport
- 85 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk