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Wallis is a small town of 1,701 people in Austin County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,701people
$157kTypical home
$744/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,138 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Houston, TX
- 42 mi to Houston, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to HOU airport
- 47 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Austin County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk