IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Sealy, TX
Sealy is a big small town of 7,053 people in Austin County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,053people
$261kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
Is Sealy right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 602 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Houston, TX
- 46 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,646/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 99 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
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,054 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to IAH airport
- 51 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 180 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 106 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
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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