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Huckabay is a tiny town of 212 people in Erath County, Texas. It's about 85 miles from Waco, TX and 94 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
212people
$281kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 212
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Dallas, TX
- 85 mi to Waco, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,775/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MWL airport
- 82 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erath County: R+68 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.