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Grapeland is a small town of 1,595 people in Houston County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from Tyler, TX and 117 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $872 a month.
1,595people
$121kTypical home
$872/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,595
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Dallas, TX
- 58 mi to Tyler, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$764/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TYR airport
- 105 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+55 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk