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Webster is a big small town of 12,366 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,366people
$281kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,948 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,775/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 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 (496 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 23% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HOU airport
- 12 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,673 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 278 bars within 25 mi
- 556 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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