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Stowell is a small town of 1,823 people in Chambers County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Beaumont, TX and 61 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 $226k and rent runs about $842 a month.
1,823people
$226kTypical home
$842/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,823
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 52% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BPT airport
- 55 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chambers County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.