Living in Holiday Lakes, TX
Holiday Lakes is a tiny town of 862 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $1k a month.
862people
$95kTypical home
$1,243/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 862
- Part of a metro area
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Houston, TX
- 41 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$598/mo)
- Median rent $1,243/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,037 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HOU airport
- 34 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk