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Crockett is a big small town of 6,364 people in Houston County, Texas. It's about 70 miles from Tyler, TX and 106 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $855 a month.
6,364people
$121kTypical home
$855/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,364
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Houston, TX
- 70 mi to Tyler, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$764/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to TYR airport
- 92 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+55 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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