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Spring is a mid-size city of 68,580 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $2k a month.
68,580people
$232kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,580
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,049 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 104 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
- Above-average violent crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to IAH airport
- 6 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,761 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 395 bars within 25 mi
- 918 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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