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Country around Burkeville is a rural area of about 1,291 people in Newton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 137 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,291people
$107kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,291 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Houston, TX
- 64 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 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
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to AEX airport
- 127 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk