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Kilgore is a big small town of 13,470 people in Gregg County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Longview, TX and 114 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,470people
$172kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,470
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 724 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Longview, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,723 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GGG airport
- 120 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 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
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gregg County: R+42 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk