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Country around Talco is a rural area of about 1,437 people in Franklin County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Longview, TX and 100 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 $151k and rent runs about $773 a month.
1,437people
$151kTypical home
$773/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,437 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Dallas, TX
- 61 mi to Longview, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to TXK airport
- 103 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 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 top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+69 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk