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San Leon is a big small town of 6,458 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $989 a month.
6,458people
$183kTypical home
$989/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,359 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 34 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,309 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HOU airport
- 23 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 932 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 331 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galveston County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk