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Richmond is a big small town of 12,582 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,582people
$232kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,923 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Houston, TX
- 26 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HOU airport
- 29 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 249 bars within 25 mi
- 833 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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