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Country around Call is a rural area of about 1,418 people in Newton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Beaumont, TX and 108 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,418people
$103kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,418 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Houston, TX
- 38 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BPT airport
- 99 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
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.