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Santa Fe is a big small town of 12,901 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,901people
$326kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,901
- Part of a metro area
- About 760 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Houston, TX
- 32 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,054/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HOU airport
- 21 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 870 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 318 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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