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Emory is a small town of 1,207 people in Rains County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Tyler, TX and 58 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $940 a month.
1,207people
$218kTypical home
$940/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 616 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Tyler, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TYR airport
- 63 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rains County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk