TX area data
High Island, TX
High Island, TX.
Population: 585 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,140/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,530/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, lightning, coastalFlooding, drought, hurricane
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 68.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 59.0°F
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 245
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Fitzgerald Field (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,973
- Median annual property tax
- $1,141
- Households with broadband internet
- 73.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 89,308
- Average weekly wage
- $1,088
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,703
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