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Living in Jones Creek, TX

Jones Creek is a small town of 2,343 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 56 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,343people
$182kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
94Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,343
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 928 people per sq mi
  • 56 mi to Houston, TX
  • 56 mi to Houston, TX
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $182k (≈$1,150/mo)
  • Median rent $1,086/mo
  • Median household income $73k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 64°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
  • 259 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
  • 106 cloudy days a year
  • 36 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 94 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,100 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 34
  • 42% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 14% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 48 mi to HOU airport
  • 48 mi to HOU (major hub)
  • 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 83% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1973
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 26 ft
  • 8 mi to the ocean
  • 136 mi to a big lake
  • 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 29 mi to the nearest campground
  • 4 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 3 bars within 25 mi
  • 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 7 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 15 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 42 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Brazoria County: R+20 in 2024
  • Texas: R+14 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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