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Prairie View is a big small town of 8,431 people in Waller County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from College Station, TX and 41 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,431people
$168kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,431
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,139 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Houston, TX
- 40 mi to College Station, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 23% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 64% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IAH airport
- 39 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 269 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Waller County: R+25 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