Living in San Felipe, TX
San Felipe is a small town of 1,334 people in Austin County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,334people
$233kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,334
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Houston, TX
- 43 mi to Houston, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 41% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to IAH airport
- 48 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 508 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Austin County: R+63 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
- Moderate 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.