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Sargent is a small town of 1,422 people in Matagorda County, Texas. It's about 70 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $999 a month.
1,422people
$188kTypical home
$999/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Houston, TX
- 70 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,187/mo)
- Median rent $999/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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
- Above-average violent crime (438 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 9% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to HOU airport
- 63 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matagorda County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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.