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Country around Milam is a rural area of about 1,025 people in Sabine County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Shreveport, LA and 151 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,025people
$157kTypical home
$844/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,025 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Houston, TX
- 66 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 31% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to SHV airport
- 138 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine County: R+79 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
- Moderate 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.