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Gallatin is a tiny town of 384 people in Cherokee County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Tyler, TX and 113 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $911 a month.
384people
$168kTypical home
$911/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Tyler, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TYR airport
- 119 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+63 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.