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Madisonville is a small town of 4,552 people in Madison County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from College Station, TX and 86 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,552people
$121kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,552
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,090 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Houston, TX
- 34 mi to College Station, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$765/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CLL airport
- 75 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk