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Tomball is a big small town of 13,655 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,655people
$364kTypical home
$1,226/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,655
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,047 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,226/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 78 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
- About average violent crime (364 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,997 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IAH airport
- 18 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,009 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 723 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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