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Alba is a tiny town of 664 people in Wood County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Tyler, TX and 66 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $675 a month.
664people
$113kTypical home
$675/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 664
- Part of a metro area
- About 631 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Dallas, TX
- 38 mi to Tyler, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TYR airport
- 71 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.