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Country around Wiergate is a rural area of about 547 people in Newton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 130 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $1k a month.
547people
$108kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 547 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Houston, TX
- 69 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$678/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LCH airport
- 119 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.