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Van Vleck is a small town of 1,763 people in Matagorda County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,763people
$208kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,763
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 242 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Houston, TX
- 60 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 96 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
- Above-average violent crime (438 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HOU airport
- 56 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matagorda County: R+51 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