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De Kalb is a small town of 1,976 people in Bowie County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Texarkana, TX and 134 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $891 a month.
1,976people
$89kTypical home
$891/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,443 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TXK airport
- 137 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bowie County: R+49 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk