Living in Corrigan, TX
Corrigan is a small town of 1,784 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 75 miles from Beaumont, TX and 90 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $709 a month.
1,784people
$123kTypical home
$709/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,784
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Houston, TX
- 75 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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
- Above-average violent crime (482 per 100k)
- Low property crime (893 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to IAH airport
- 76 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 243 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.