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Country around Corrigan is a rural area of about 4,725 people in Polk County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Beaumont, TX and 92 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $826 a month.
4,725people
$178kTypical home
$826/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,725 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Houston, TX
- 75 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,120/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to IAH airport
- 78 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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
- Low 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.