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Shepherd is a small town of 2,189 people in San Jacinto County, Texas. It's about 53 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $864 a month.
2,189people
$157kTypical home
$864/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,189
- Part of a metro area
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Houston, TX
- 53 mi to Houston, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (491 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IAH airport
- 40 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Jacinto County: R+65 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
- Low 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.