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Louise is a tiny town of 890 people in Wharton County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from Victoria, TX and 77 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
890people
$156kTypical home
$1,290/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 890
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Houston, TX
- 40 mi to Victoria, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $1,290/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to VCT airport
- 78 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wharton County: R+52 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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
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.