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Goodrich is a tiny town of 323 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Beaumont, TX and 63 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
323people
$200kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 458 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Houston, TX
- 60 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to IAH airport
- 49 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.