Sealy, TX
Census place 4866464 · pop 7,053
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median 90.0% · worse than most cities
77.9% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
U.S. median 24.3% · worse than most cities
12.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 9.3% · worse than most cities
20.0% of adults · Adults 18–64 without health insurance.
U.S. median 12.1% · worse than most cities
21.4% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median 26.5% · worse than most cities
31.2% of adults · Adults with no leisure-time physical activity.
U.S. median $67,857 · worse than most cities
$56,514 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median $1,756/mo · worse than most cities
$2,200/mo typical rent · Typical monthly rent (Zillow Observed Rent Index, all home types).
U.S. median 36.5% · worse than most cities
38.1% of adults · Share of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30).
U.S. median 0.99% · worse than most cities
1.26% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median 14.6% · worse than most cities
14.0% of adults · Share of adults who currently smoke.
U.S. median 24 min · worse than most cities
25 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median 17.4% · worse than most cities
17.3% of adults · Adults reporting frequent poor mental health (14+ days a month).
U.S. median 0.43 · better than most cities
Gini 0.43 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median $214,900 · better than most cities
$261,100 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
U.S. median 67.2% · better than most cities
65.4% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median 3.6% · better than most cities
3.4% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median +2.4% · better than most cities
+9.3% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 77/100 · better than most cities
64/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
Not measured for Sealy: Crime, Air, Bad air, Property crime. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is Sealy, TX a good place to live?
- By the numbers, Sealy scores 38/100 — a D− (Rough) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 18 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is natural disaster risk and its weakest is broadband access. Texas overall ranks #38 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is Sealy, TX expensive to live in?
- Sealy has a median home value of $261,100 and typical rent around $2,200/mo — more affordable than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in Sealy, TX?
- Its weakest measured area is broadband access (77.9%) — 2/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is Sealy, TX best at?
- Its strongest measured area is natural disaster risk (64/100) — 81/100, better than most U.S. cities. (A county-level figure.)
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.