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Country around Brookston is a rural area of about 850 people in Lamar County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Sherman, TX and 85 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $915 a month.
850people
$159kTypical home
$915/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 850 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Dallas, TX
- 52 mi to Sherman, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to DAL airport
- 86 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+61 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
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.