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30.20° N · 95.16° W · GEOID 4856156

Patton Village

Montgomery County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

TexasPatton Village, TXPatton VillagePatton Village

The short answer

Patton Village is home to 1,629 people. Median household income is $77,669 a year and median rent is $1,532 a month, 23.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $133,300, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,532
12% above the median place
Median household income
$77,669
3% below the median place
Median home value
$133,300
58% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
7% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Patton Village

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 255 hours a year commuting, more than in 97% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.4% a year while rent rose 1.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 92% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 26.2% since 2020, faster than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.19 people, larger than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to Patton Village

Montgomery County gains about 32.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in55,476
Moved out36,899
Net+18,577

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Harris County, TX25,20613,365+11,841
Walker County, TX9131,257−344
Liberty County, TX8961,232−336
San Jacinto County, TX519

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$88K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Montgomery County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Montgomery County report $91,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $87,900.
Income you would need
$61,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,532 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,069 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $133,300.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 5.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Calera, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
32.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$91,852
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.0%22% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure32.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$91,85230% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$87,89225% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.7x, 55% below the median place.

Patton Village23.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$61,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.7%
16% above the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
55% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$61,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Patton Village, $1,532 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Patton Village, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Dundee, MI18.9% vs 23.7%n/aCompare
Walton, KY20.1% vs 23.7%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
19.0%
169% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.8%
34% above the median place
Median home value1
$133,300
58% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,53212% above
Rent to income123.7%16% above
Property tax rate11.3%41% above
Home price to income11.7x55% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,70348% below
Median home value1$133,30058% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.2%30% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.8%4% above
Homeownership188.8%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.5%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,06911% above
Vacant homes119.0%169% above
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
35 min
42% above the median place
Income per person1
$25,527
36% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home5.8% −53%
Poverty rate21.6% 2.0×
Median household income$77,669 −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$77,6693% below
Income per person1$25,52736% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%7% below
Average annual pay5County figure$72,95611% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure235,44156% above
Poverty rate121.6%100% above
Mean commute135 min42% above
Works from home15.8%53% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 26.8%, 319% above the median place.

No health insurance1
26.8%
319% above the median place
Population change since 20206
26.2%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
High school or higher1
73.8%
20% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.2 +28%
Median age32.9 −16%
Homes with broadband94.7% +3%
Born abroad9.4% +6%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6296646th largest
Population change since 2020626.2%above (median 1.1%)
Median age132.916% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure38.8%21% above
High school or higher173.8%20% below
Household size13.228% above
Born abroad19.4%6% above
No health insurance126.8%319% above
Homes with broadband194.7%3% above
05

Life in Patton Village

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.1 −45%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.5 −16%
Shops24.8 −18%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.2 +5%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
134,595
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Public schools12
147
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure147above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure134,595above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.516% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.818% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.25% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k96.145% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 48, 75% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
48
75% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
290
76% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk14
99.4
22% above the median place
July average high13
94°F
8% above the median place
Average temperature13
69°F
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePatton VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure94°F8% above
January average low13County figure42°F65% above
Average temperature13County figure69°F25% above
Annual precipitation13County figure50.7 in16% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure95.74% above
Hurricane risk14County figure93.733% above
Tornado risk14County figure99.422% above
Wildfire risk14County figure79.329% above
Heat wave risk14County figure95.86% above
Median air quality index15County figure5323% above
Good air days15County figure39.1%43% below
08

Patton Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$987/mo (2024)$1,240/mo$1,020 to $1,510/mo+3.9%
Median household income$77,669 (2024)$99,500$84,500 to $118,000+4.3%
Median home value$133,300 (2024)$197,000$143,000 to $271,000+6.7%
Population2,069 (2025)2,3302,240 to 2,430+2.4%

The median home would be worth 2.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Patton Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Calera, AL$1,601$87,194Compare
Gulf Hills, MS$1,401$72,839Compare
Fruitland, MD$1,586$64,004Compare
Stafford, TX$1,519$87,432Compare
Stafford, TXFruitland, MDGulf Hills, MSCalera, ALPatton Village, TXPatton VillageCaleraGulf HillsFruitlandStaffordPatton VillageCaleraGulf HillsFruitlandStafford

Common questions

Is Patton Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 255 hours a year commuting, more than in 97% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Patton Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $133,300.

What salary do you need to live in Patton Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Patton Village safe?

There were 48 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Patton Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Calera, AL, Gulf Hills, MS, Fruitland, MD and Stafford, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Patton Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Patton Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/patton-village-texas

Citytistics. “Patton Village, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/patton-village-texas/

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