Galveston County, Texas — cities by momentum

All states·Texas·Galveston County

10 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

10
Cities tracked
349,990
Combined population
$268,358
Median home (county)
2
Rising / Hot

Galveston County, Texas has 10 tracked cities with a combined population of 349,990. The median home value across these cities is $268,358.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Bacliff, with a composite score of 66 (Rising) — median home $216,963, +1.4% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Hitchcock at $216,384.

Bacliff

pop 9,677
66
Rising$216,963 · +1.4%

Santa Fe

pop 13,131
64
Rising$332,816 · -0.1%

Dickinson

pop 21,941
61
Stable$268,358 · -1.6%

League City

pop 118,456
60
Stable$373,295 · -0.6%

Friendswood

pop 41,291
60
Stable$460,834 · -0.4%

Texas City

pop 57,875
59
Stable$229,476 · -3.4%

La Marque

pop 20,194
58
Stable$233,033 · -4.1%

Hitchcock

pop 7,752
52
Stable$216,384 · -1.7%

Galveston

pop 53,538
41
Cooling$322,132 · -7.4%

San Leon

pop 6,135
37
Cooling$242,376 · -5.6%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.