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Huntsville is a small city of 47,864 people in Walker County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from College Station, TX and 64 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,864people
$237kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,864
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,146 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Houston, TX
- 45 mi to College Station, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,492/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (514 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 20% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CLL airport
- 51 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Walker County: R+40 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk