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Gary City is a tiny town of 407 people in Panola County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Longview, TX and 150 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $834 a month.
407people
$169kTypical home
$834/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 407
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Dallas, TX
- 41 mi to Longview, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (840 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GGG airport
- 152 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+66 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.