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Enchanted Oaks is a tiny town of 269 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Tyler, TX and 53 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $1k a month.
269people
$415kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 269
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Tyler, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TYR airport
- 59 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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.