Living in Jersey Village, TX
Jersey Village is a big small town of 7,817 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,817people
$347kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,817
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,249 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Houston, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 96 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
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to IAH airport
- 15 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 467 bars within 25 mi
- 1,299 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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