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Hemphill is a small town of 1,488 people in Sabine County, Texas. It's about 78 miles from Shreveport, LA and 141 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $882 a month.
1,488people
$126kTypical home
$882/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,488
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 586 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Houston, TX
- 78 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (473 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to SHV airport
- 129 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine County: R+79 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High 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