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Avinger is a tiny town of 351 people in Cass County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Longview, TX and 129 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $875 a month.
351people
$112kTypical home
$875/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 351
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Longview, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GGG airport
- 133 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.