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Emerald Bay is a tiny town of 970 people in Smith County, Texas. It's about 13 miles from Tyler, TX and 89 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 $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
970people
$351kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 970
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,260 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Dallas, TX
- 13 mi to Tyler, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,204 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 16% of households have kids
- 56% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TYR airport
- 95 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+45 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
- 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.