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Waller is a small town of 3,108 people in Waller County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,108people
$157kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,108
- Part of a metro area
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- 38 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,415 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to IAH airport
- 36 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waller County: R+25 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