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Living in Edgewood, TX

Edgewood is a small town of 1,927 people in Van Zandt County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Tyler, TX and 52 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $817 a month.

1,927people
$225kTypical home
$817/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
99Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,927
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,338 people per sq mi
  • 52 mi to Dallas, TX
  • 42 mi to Tyler, TX
  • 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
  • Median rent $817/mo
  • Median household income $74k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 94°F
  • Winter highs around 55°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
  • 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
  • 111 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 99 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 13 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (305 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 44
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 17% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 38 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 36 mi to TYR airport
  • 57 mi to DAL (major hub)
  • 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 499 ft
  • 209 mi to the ocean
  • 87 mi to a big lake
  • 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 9 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 22 mi to the nearest vet
  • 30 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 38 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Van Zandt County: R+75 in 2024
  • Texas: R+14 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • 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.

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