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Center is a big small town of 5,271 people in Shelby County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Shreveport, LA and 156 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $823 a month.
5,271people
$92kTypical home
$823/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,271
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 660 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Houston, TX
- 52 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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
- Above-average violent crime (536 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SHV airport
- 143 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 371 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+65 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
- 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.