Living in Splendora, TX
Splendora is a small town of 2,131 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 33 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,131people
$255kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 701 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,605/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 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 (165 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,099 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 49% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to IAH airport
- 20 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 259 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 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