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Houston is a tiny town of 456 people in Kent County, Delaware. It's about 17 miles from Dover, DE and 65 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $867 a month.
456people
$311kTypical home
$867/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
243Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,191 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 17 mi to Dover, DE
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,961/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DOV airport
- 65 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.