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Holly Lake Ranch is a small town of 2,956 people in Wood County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Tyler, TX and 91 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,956people
$260kTypical home
$862/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,956
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 341 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Tyler, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,641/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 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 65
- 18% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TYR airport
- 96 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.