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Willis is a big small town of 6,878 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,878people
$124kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,453 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Houston, TX
- 45 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,822 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IAH airport
- 32 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 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