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Liberty is a big small town of 8,650 people in Liberty County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Beaumont, TX and 40 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,650people
$175kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,650
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 194 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Houston, TX
- 39 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,105/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to IAH airport
- 33 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+62 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk