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Elkhart is a small town of 1,701 people in Anderson County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Tyler, TX and 106 miles from Dallas, 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 $107k and rent runs about $899 a month.
1,701people
$107kTypical home
$899/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,701
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,105 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Tyler, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 14.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (748 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to TYR airport
- 112 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.