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Emhouse is a tiny town of 142 people in Navarro County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $1k a month.
142people
$84kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$531/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,274 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to DAL airport
- 50 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Navarro County: R+52 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
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.