IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Missouri City, TX
Missouri City is a mid-size city of 76,558 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $2k a month.
76,558people
$311kTypical home
$1,931/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
Is Missouri City right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 76,558
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,638 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,964/mo)
- Median rent $1,931/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- Low property crime (977 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HOU airport
- 17 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 386 bars within 25 mi
- 1,099 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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