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Placedo is a tiny town of 539 people in Victoria County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Victoria, TX and 115 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $46k and rent runs about $1k a month.
539people
$46kTypical home
$1,157/moRent
94° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 539
- Part of a metro area
- About 964 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Victoria, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $46k (≈$289/mo)
- Median rent $1,157/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to VCT airport
- 114 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 51% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Victoria County: R+43 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.