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Arp is a small town of 1,111 people in Smith County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Tyler, TX and 107 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,111people
$106kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Tyler, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$669/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- Low property crime (999 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TYR airport
- 113 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+45 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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