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Highlands is a big small town of 6,335 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,335people
$214kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,298 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Houston, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- Above-average violent crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HOU airport
- 18 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,838 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 321 bars within 25 mi
- 602 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk