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Country around Detroit is a rural area of about 2,454 people in Red River County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Texarkana, TX and 109 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,454people
$201kTypical home
$1,085/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
257Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,454 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Dallas, TX
- 70 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,270/mo)
- Median rent $1,085/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to TXK airport
- 111 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 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
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red River County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- 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.