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Eureka is a tiny town of 310 people in Navarro County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Tyler, TX and 62 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
310people
$172kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 310
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 130 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 60 mi to Tyler, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 83 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 54
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TYR airport
- 67 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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.