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Country around Zavalla is a rural area of about 2,539 people in Angelina County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Beaumont, TX and 110 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $882 a month.
2,539people
$95kTypical home
$882/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,539 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Houston, TX
- 71 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 103 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
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to BPT airport
- 97 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 253 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Angelina County: R+52 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
- Very 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.