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Country around Broaddus is a rural area of about 1,498 people in San Augustine County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Beaumont, TX and 122 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 $167k and rent runs about $569 a month.
1,498people
$167kTypical home
$569/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,498 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Houston, TX
- 79 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $569/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 22.0% 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to GGG airport
- 110 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Augustine County: R+56 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very 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.