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Groveton is a tiny town of 924 people in Trinity County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from College Station, TX and 89 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $756 a month.
924people
$74kTypical home
$756/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 924
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Houston, TX
- 77 mi to College Station, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$467/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to IAH airport
- 75 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.