TX area data
Prairie View, TX
Prairie View, TX.
Population: 5,780 (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
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, tornado, coldWave, hurricane, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 46.8 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Ken Ada Ranch Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) (38 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 59
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $3,717
- Mean commute to work
- 17 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 34.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 20,771
- Average weekly wage
- $1,147
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 368
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