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Westwood Shores is a small town of 1,466 people in Trinity County, Texas. It's about 62 miles from College Station, TX and 80 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,466people
$166kTypical home
$856/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,466
- Part of a metro area
- About 455 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Houston, TX
- 62 mi to College Station, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to IAH airport
- 66 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.