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Onalaska is a small town of 3,210 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 72 miles from College Station, TX and 74 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,210people
$166kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 590 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Houston, TX
- 72 mi to College Station, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,235 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to IAH airport
- 60 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.