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Country around Apple Springs is a rural area of about 1,389 people in Trinity County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Tyler, TX and 104 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $791 a month.
1,389people
$130kTypical home
$791/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,389 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Houston, TX
- 77 mi to Tyler, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to GGG airport
- 90 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk