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Goree is a tiny town of 131 people in Knox County, Texas. It's about 65 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 166 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $521 a month.
131people
$77kTypical home
$521/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
4"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Dallas, TX
- 65 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to SPS airport
- 149 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+69 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High 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.