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Palacios is a small town of 4,388 people in Matagorda County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Victoria, TX and 90 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $785 a month.
4,388people
$154kTypical home
$785/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,388
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 804 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Houston, TX
- 47 mi to Victoria, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 76°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to VCT airport
- 86 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matagorda County: R+51 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