Wiley J. Croom House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 18, 1993. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. It was listed as part of Wharton MPS.

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About Wharton

City in Texas, United States

1846Established

8,627Population

7.5 sq miArea

102 ftElevation

Wharton is a city in and the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States. This city is 60 mi (97 km) southwest of Houston. Its population was 8,832 at the 2010 census and 8,627 at the 2020 census. Wharton is located on the Colorado River of Texas. U.S. Highway 59 passes west of it.

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How Wharton ranks

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#5Rent easiest to afford in TX #148Lowest depression in TX #164Most affordable in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code77488

Area code979

Living in Wharton

Housing in Wharton

$226K▲ 2.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wharton home is worth about $226,000, up 2.2% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market42

Sale-to-list96.8%

Sold in May9

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Safety in Wharton

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Wharton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wharton 2.2

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wharton 17.2

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Wharton

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Most working residents leave Wharton for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (22%), Rosenberg (5%) and El Campo (4%). Half commute less than 42 miles.

Houston

22%

Rosenberg

El Campo

Sugar Land

15%Work in townlive and work in Wharton 42 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,807Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Wharton

Health Grade D

Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·13worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▲ 2▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

78.5%More adults treating high blood pressureTX 74.1% · better 21.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse

Care nearby

El Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo · 13.2 mi · ER

Mehop Wharton SpecialtyWharton · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Wharton

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🥶 Cold waves

339Does Wharton flood?paid flood claims since 1979 9Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Wharton

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Climate in Wharton

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Wharton has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.

66° / 46°Winter

80° / 60°Spring

93° / 74°Summer

82° / 61°Fall

How much snow does Wharton get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Dec 5, with the last in spring around Feb 23.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Wharton

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School Grade C

The public schools Wharton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWHARTON ISDSchools8

Wharton El C-Elementary · Grades 2–5 · 478 students C G Sivells ElElementary · Grades PK–1 · 399 students Wharton J H C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 324 students Ebisd WcjjaepSecondary · Grades 9 · 1 students Wharton H S B-High · Grades 9–12 · 566 students Wharton County Discretionary JjaepGrades M

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.