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Country around Bronson is a rural area of about 2,330 people in Sabine County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Shreveport, LA and 134 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,330people
$110kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,330 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Houston, TX
- 79 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to SHV airport
- 122 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine County: R+79 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.