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Wharton is a big small town of 8,724 people in Wharton County, Texas. It's about 54 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,724people
$149kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,724
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Houston, TX
- 54 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$942/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,613 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to HOU airport
- 55 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wharton County: R+52 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk