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Roman Forest is a small town of 2,336 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,336people
$340kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,336
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,070 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 31 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,142/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,845 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IAH airport
- 18 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 858 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 304 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 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