Living in Huntington, TX
Huntington is a small town of 4,053 people in Angelina County, Texas. It's about 83 miles from Tyler, TX and 114 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 $109k and rent runs about $952 a month.
4,053people
$109kTypical home
$952/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,053
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,475 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Houston, TX
- 83 mi to Tyler, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to GGG airport
- 100 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Angelina County: R+52 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk