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Big Sandy is a small town of 1,289 people in Upshur County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Longview, TX and 97 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 $123k and rent runs about $722 a month.
1,289people
$123kTypical home
$722/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Dallas, TX
- 21 mi to Longview, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 65 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
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Low property crime (880 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TYR airport
- 102 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upshur County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk