Living in Hardin, TX
Hardin is a tiny town of 621 people in Liberty County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Beaumont, TX and 46 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 $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
621people
$110kTypical home
$1,235/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 621
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 240 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Houston, TX
- 36 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $1,235/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,223 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to IAH airport
- 38 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.