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Hawkins is a small town of 1,876 people in Wood County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Tyler, TX and 92 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $796 a month.
1,876people
$166kTypical home
$796/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,876
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 850 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Tyler, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TYR airport
- 97 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+70 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