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Lake Jackson is a small city of 27,974 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,974people
$250kTypical home
$1,478/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,417 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Houston, TX
- 51 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,478/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,376 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HOU airport
- 42 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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