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Pasadena is a mid-size city of 149,433 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
149,433people
$210kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 149,433
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,420 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (435 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,777 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to HOU airport
- 8 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 367 bars within 25 mi
- 833 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk