Living in Kendleton, TX
Kendleton is a tiny town of 434 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
434people
$141kTypical home
$1,365/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 434
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Houston, TX
- 44 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HOU airport
- 46 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 365 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.