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West Livingston is a big small town of 8,199 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 67 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,199people
$154kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,199
- Part of a metro area
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Houston, TX
- 67 mi to Houston, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to IAH airport
- 53 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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