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Garwood is a tiny town of 386 people in Colorado County, Texas. It's about 55 miles from Victoria, TX and 66 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $926 a month.
386people
$231kTypical home
$926/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 386
- Part of a metro area
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Houston, TX
- 55 mi to Victoria, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to VCT airport
- 70 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colorado County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.