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Appleby is a tiny town of 619 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. It's about 56 miles from Longview, TX and 141 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $956 a month.
619people
$209kTypical home
$956/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 619
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 288 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Houston, TX
- 56 mi to Longview, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,320/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to GGG airport
- 127 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nacogdoches County: R+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk