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Como is a tiny town of 616 people in Hopkins County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Tyler, TX and 77 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $955 a month.
616people
$170kTypical home
$955/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 616
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 558 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Dallas, TX
- 52 mi to Tyler, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 105 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 (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TYR airport
- 81 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk