Living in Clarksville City, TX
Clarksville City is a tiny town of 883 people in Gregg County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from Longview, TX and 110 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 $155k and rent runs about $1k a month.
883people
$155kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 883
- Part of a metro area
- About 139 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to Longview, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$975/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GGG airport
- 116 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gregg County: R+42 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk