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About Willis
City in Texas, United StatesWillis is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States, located eight miles north of Conroe in north central Montgomery County. The city began to develop in 1870 after what is now the Union Pacific Railroad built track through the area. As a part of the Piney Woods, the Willis economy has historically been driven by lumber, agriculture, and the manufacture of lumber and agriculture equipment. From the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, it produced tobacco as a commodity crop. Competition from Cuba reduced its contribution to the economy. The population was 6,431 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 6,964 in 2023. In 2008, after Willis's population passed 5,000, the city…
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How Willis ranks
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Housing in Willis
The typical Willis home is worth about $284,000, down 1.1% in a year, 5% below the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Willis
Safety Grade C-
Willis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Work & commute in Willis
Full picture →Most working residents leave Willis for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (24%), Conroe (18%) and The Woodlands (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
Health in Willis
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Willis
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Willis
Full climate →Willis has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Willis
All Willis schools →School Grade C
The public schools Willis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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.
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