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Montgomery is a small town of 2,489 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from College Station, TX and 46 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,489people
$363kTypical home
$1,417/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,489
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Houston, TX
- 38 mi to College Station, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,417/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 71 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,380 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to IAH airport
- 35 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk