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Carthage is a big small town of 6,601 people in Panola County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Longview, TX and 148 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $797 a month.
6,601people
$164kTypical home
$797/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,601
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Dallas, TX
- 35 mi to Longview, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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 (336 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GGG airport
- 154 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+66 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