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Old River-Winfree is a small town of 2,448 people in Chambers County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,448people
$227kTypical home
$1,430/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,448
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,563 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,432/mo)
- Median rent $1,430/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HOU airport
- 31 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chambers County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.