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Manvel is a big small town of 14,758 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,758people
$339kTypical home
$2,209/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,758
- Part of a metro area
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Houston, TX
- 21 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,136/mo)
- Median rent $2,209/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (779 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HOU airport
- 12 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,808 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 364 bars within 25 mi
- 948 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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