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Jefferson is a small town of 2,131 people in Marion County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Longview, TX and 140 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $653 a month.
2,131people
$149kTypical home
$653/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 479 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Longview, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GGG airport
- 145 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+53 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk