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Kemah is a small town of 2,168 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,168people
$281kTypical home
$1,775/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,168
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Houston, TX
- 28 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,773/mo)
- Median rent $1,775/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,723 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HOU airport
- 17 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,094 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 376 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galveston County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk