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The Woodlands is a mid-size city of 121,002 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $512k and rent runs about $2k a month.
121,002people
$512kTypical home
$1,822/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 121,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,796 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Houston, TX
- 28 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $512k (≈$3,227/mo)
- Median rent $1,822/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,039 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to IAH airport
- 16 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,469 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 530 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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