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Texas City is a mid-size city of 55,364 people in Galveston County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
55,364people
$217kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,364
- Part of a metro area
- About 835 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,370/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HOU airport
- 27 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 718 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 253 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galveston County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk