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Country around Bivins is a rural area of about 1,630 people in Cass County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Texarkana, TX and 153 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $740 a month.
1,630people
$112kTypical home
$740/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,630 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Dallas, TX
- 35 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TXK airport
- 157 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 259 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk