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South Houston is a small city of 16,033 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 13 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,033people
$189kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,264 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,194/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,097 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HOU airport
- 3 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,986 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 384 bars within 25 mi
- 967 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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