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Atlanta is a big small town of 5,439 people in Cass County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Texarkana, TX and 152 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $924 a month.
5,439people
$160kTypical home
$924/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Dallas, TX
- 24 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,010/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TXK airport
- 156 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk