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Sweeny is a small town of 3,591 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 54 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,591people
$199kTypical home
$1,203/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,591
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,806 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Houston, TX
- 54 mi to Houston, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,203/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HOU airport
- 49 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk