The top destinations are Houston (38%), Katy (6%) and Brookshire (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Pattison: 1% of working residents work locally. The town had 44 jobs in 2023, up 36 from 2013. Among residents here, 20% live below the poverty line.

1%work in town

	Pattison	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	20%	12%	9.6%
Average trip to work	32 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Pattison1%

Houston38%

Katy6%

Brookshire4%

Sugar Land3%

27 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Pattison

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here44 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Pattison Commute times32 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Pattison: mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter44–65°

Spring59–80°

Summer73–94°

Fall60–82°

Nov 30

typical first frost

Feb 28

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

95°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 94°, January lows 42°Rain & snow48″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Pattison, with inland flooding at the top

Expected losses in Pattison break down as 32% from inland flooding and 21% from drought. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 64% of U.S. communities. The town has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 2016.

36risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

paid flood claims since 2016

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims7 paid flood claims · Since 2016 Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Pattison Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Pattison is

Among adults 18 to 64 in Pattison, 17% have no health insurance, close to Texas’ towns (18%) and above U.S. towns (8.1%). Of 31 CDC measures, Pattison beats the Texas average on 9 and trails it on 11. In Pattison, 43% of adults have high blood pressure.

	Pattison	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	18%	13%	12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	43%	35%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	14%	17%	16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%

31 measures vs. Texas

9 better11 too close to call11 worse

What stands out	Pattison	TX
Fewer binge drinkers	13.5%	17%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	13.6%	16.4%
More adults with heart disease	9%	5.6%

Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

10.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.2 miles to an ER · Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 9 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Pattison sells for about $539K

For households in Pattison, the share who are owner-occupiers is 89%.

$539Kmedian sale price

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.4 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pattison

16pages on Pattison

The big questions

HealthBetter than TX on 9 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$100K median household income · 44 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions55 nearby · The John Fairey Garden 17 mi LibraryWaller County Library Brookshire-Pattison Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1916 Town Hall & politicsClimate95° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 77466 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Pattison; the nearest are

Prairie View A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Prairie View18.9 mi$11,299 in-state tuition Wharton County Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wharton34.8 mi$3,192 in-state tuition

About 9 of every 100 Pattison residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Pattison for work

Where Pattison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

44jobs based in Pattison

1%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pattison

City in Texas, United States

Pattison is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 547.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 3.3 sq mi
Elevation: 171 ft
ZIP code: 77466
Area code: 281

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