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West Columbia is a small town of 3,621 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,621people
$141kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,621
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,388 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Houston, TX
- 47 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 105 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
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Low property crime (991 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HOU airport
- 41 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.