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Country around Dike is a rural area of about 1,023 people in Hopkins County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Longview, TX and 82 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $953 a month.
1,023people
$232kTypical home
$953/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,023 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Dallas, TX
- 65 mi to Longview, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to TYR airport
- 85 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.