CITIES BY STATE

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blank	Galveston	San Marcos	Georgetown	Tyler	The Woodlands	99-City Avg
Texas Cities
City Type
City Type	Gulf Coast	Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Texas Hill Country	Lakes & Rivers	Lakes & Rivers	City Living	na
Population (2007)
Population (Current)	56,940	50,373	46,867	96,451	55,649	64,621
Population (1990)	59,070	28,743	14,842	75,450	29,205	45,518
Land Area (sq mi)	46	18	23	49	23	31
Persons Per Square Mile	1,238	2,799	2,038	1,968	2,420	2,035
Home Prices
2009	$140,685	$152,055	$216,202	$155,292	$239,990	$322,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '09)	2.9%	24.8%	54.0%	32.4%	20.9%	18.0%
Annual Appreciation ('08 to '09)	-35.5%	8.5%	10.6%	-0.2%	-0.9%	-12.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '09)	0.4%	3.2%	6.4%	4.1%	2.4%	2.1%
Big City Prices ('09)	$161,000	$189,000	$189,000	$151,000	$161,000	$220,000
Affordability Index	87%	80%	114%	103%	149%	145%
Big City	Houston	Austin	Austin	Dallas	Houston	na
Cost of Living (2009)
Cost of Living	75%	78%	92%	78%	98%	121%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2007)
Good Days	81%	78%	78%	87%	79%	79%
Moderate Days	17%	21%	21%	13%	19%	19%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%
Unhealthy Days	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%
Water Quality (2002-2006)
Good	42%	94%	94%	87%	78%	40%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%
Impaired	58%	7%	6%	14%	22%	56%
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	50 miles	30 miles	28 miles	98 miles	31 miles	97 miles
City	Houston	Austin	Austin	Dallas	Houston	na
Recreation
National Parks	1	2	2	0	1	7
National Campgrounds	0	11	25	27	12	26
State Parks	5	10	4	8	9	11
Medical Care (2009)
Accredited Hospitals	2	1	5	7	7	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2008	90	53	669	150	3,539	185
2007	202	91	916	88	5,010	319
Gain ('00 to '08)	-41.6%	-64.2%	-12.7%	-8.5%	-10.1%	-55.5%

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Population Distribution (2006)
Median Age (yrs)	36	23	37	34	37	36
White	58.7%	72.6%	85.4%	61.3%	88.1%	83.3%
Black or African American	25.5%	5.5%	3.4%	28.3%	3.9%	6.9%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%
Asian	3.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.6%	4.5%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Other Race	9.7%	17.0%	8.3%	7.4%	2.4%	3.3%
Multiple Races	2.4%	2.9%	1.8%	1.6%	0.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	36.5%	18.1%	19.5%	7.1%	8.7%
Income and Housing (2005)
Family Income	$35,049	$37,113	$63,338	$45,644	$98,675	$55,423
Occupied Housing	79%	95%	95%	90%	95%	86%
Vacant Housing	21%	5%	5%	10%	5%	14%
Home Ownership	44%	30%	69%	56%	na	54%
Persons Per Family	3.03	3.08	2.92	3.10	3.20	2.91
Taxes (2008)
Local and State	8.4%	8.4%	8.4%	8.4%	8.4%	9.3%
Local, State and Federal	102 days	102 days	102 days	102 days	102 days	112 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	50 F	39 F	35 F	38 F	41 F	27 F
July High Temp	89 F	95 F	96 F	94 F	94 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	44 in	37 in	37 in	45 in	48 in	35 in
Elevation	10 ft	612 ft	840 ft	550 ft	95 ft	1,660 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Lower	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.1%	0%	.1%	.2%	.1%	.6%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	40-60	20-40	20-40	0	20-40	0
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	High	High	Low	Low	Low
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2008)
Violent Crimes	90	34	12	68	na	42
Property Crimes	580	345	178	530	na	454
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	1,008	1,629	1,998	1,958	1,525	4,677
Cooling Degree Days	3,268	2,913	2,584	2,521	2,893	1,249
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