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Katy is a small city of 25,184 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,184people
$402kTypical home
$1,602/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,184
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,647 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Houston, TX
- 27 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,533/mo)
- Median rent $1,602/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,942 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to IAH airport
- 33 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 189 bars within 25 mi
- 809 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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