Living in Humble, TX
Humble is a small city of 16,521 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,521people
$216kTypical home
$1,330/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,521
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,667 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $1,330/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (833 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,220 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to IAH airport
- 5 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,828 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 401 bars within 25 mi
- 921 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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