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Houston is a big city of 2,328,253 people in Harris County, Texas. It's part of the Houston, TX area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,328,253people
$278kTypical home
$1,361/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 2,328,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,634 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Houston, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,752/mo)
- Median rent $1,361/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (886 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,806 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HOU airport
- 12 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,043 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 495 bars within 25 mi
- 1,404 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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