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Athens is a big small town of 13,200 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Tyler, TX and 68 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 $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,200people
$211kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,200
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 740 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,007 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TYR airport
- 74 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 499 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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