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Indian Springs is a tiny town of 938 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 55 miles from Beaumont, TX and 73 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $958 a month.
938people
$96kTypical home
$958/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 938
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Houston, TX
- 55 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to IAH airport
- 60 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 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
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.