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Gilmer is a big small town of 5,025 people in Upshur County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Longview, TX and 106 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $986 a month.
5,025people
$167kTypical home
$986/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,326 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Dallas, TX
- 18 mi to Longview, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (371 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,281 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GGG airport
- 111 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upshur County: R+71 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk