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Gun Barrel City is a big small town of 6,570 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 48 miles from Tyler, TX and 49 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $960 a month.
6,570people
$237kTypical home
$960/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,570
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,051 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Tyler, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,625 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TYR airport
- 55 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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