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West University Place is a big small town of 14,982 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 5 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $4k a month.
14,982people
$1.5MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,982
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,476 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,282/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,254 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 89% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HOU airport
- 10 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 478 bars within 25 mi
- 1,392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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