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Sour Lake is a small town of 2,130 people in Hardin County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Beaumont, TX and 64 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,130people
$174kTypical home
$1,286/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 925 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,096/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (528 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BPT airport
- 57 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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