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Living in Clarksville, TX

Clarksville is a small town of 2,853 people in Red River County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Texarkana, TX and 114 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,853people
$88kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
257Sunny days
82Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,853
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 940 people per sq mi
  • 114 mi to Dallas, TX
  • 57 mi to Texarkana, TX
  • 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
  • Median rent $1,087/mo
  • Median household income $33k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 54°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
  • 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
  • 108 cloudy days a year
  • 36 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 82 days a year with rain or snow
  • 2" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 8 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (495 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 48
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 29% are 65 or older
  • 11% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 62 mi to TXK airport
  • 116 mi to DAL (major hub)
  • 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 82% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1973
  • 73% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 453 ft
  • 260 mi to the ocean
  • 87 mi to a big lake
  • 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 43 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 6% of Texas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 26 mi to the nearest vet
  • 29 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 13 congregations per 10k people
  • 50 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Red River County: R+62 in 2024
  • Texas: R+14 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Moderate 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.

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