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Dime Box is a tiny town of 145 people in Lee County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from College Station, TX and 56 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
145people
$268kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Austin, TX
- 35 mi to College Station, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CLL airport
- 51 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+60 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.