Living in Point Blank, TX
Point Blank is a tiny town of 837 people in San Jacinto County, Texas. It's about 65 miles from College Station, TX and 67 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
837people
$191kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 837
- Part of a metro area
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Houston, TX
- 65 mi to College Station, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (770 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to IAH airport
- 53 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Jacinto County: R+65 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.