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Southside Place is a small town of 1,706 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 6 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,706people
$1.7MTypical home
$1,856/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,851 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to Houston, TX
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $1,856/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,973 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HOU airport
- 10 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 478 bars within 25 mi
- 1,392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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