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Burke is a tiny town of 663 people in Angelina County, Texas. It's about 81 miles from Tyler, TX and 107 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
663people
$152kTypical home
$1,065/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 663
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Houston, TX
- 81 mi to Tyler, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $1,065/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to GGG airport
- 93 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Angelina County: R+52 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.