Living in Chandler, TX
Chandler is a small town of 3,518 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Tyler, TX and 82 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $895 a month.
3,518people
$246kTypical home
$895/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,518
- Part of a metro area
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Tyler, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,553/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (565 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TYR airport
- 88 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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