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Country around San Augustine is a rural area of about 5,708 people in San Augustine County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Shreveport, LA and 140 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $659 a month.
5,708people
$96kTypical home
$659/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,708 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Houston, TX
- 69 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to SHV airport
- 127 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Augustine County: R+56 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