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Hempstead is a big small town of 6,137 people in Waller County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from College Station, TX and 47 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,137people
$240kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Houston, TX
- 36 mi to College Station, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,512/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,076 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 64% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CLL airport
- 45 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waller County: R+25 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.