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Country around Douglass is a rural area of about 1,144 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Tyler, TX and 133 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $918 a month.
1,144people
$219kTypical home
$918/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,144 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Houston, TX
- 52 mi to Tyler, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GGG airport
- 119 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nacogdoches County: R+39 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
- 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.