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Sheldon is a small town of 2,208 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,208people
$277kTypical home
$1,756/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,208
- Part of a metro area
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $1,756/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 50% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to IAH airport
- 15 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 384 bars within 25 mi
- 855 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.