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Garrison is a small town of 1,065 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Longview, TX and 149 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 $91k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,065people
$91kTypical home
$853/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,065
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 907 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Longview, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GGG airport
- 137 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nacogdoches County: R+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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