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Lakeport is a small town of 1,170 people in Gregg County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from Longview, TX and 123 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 $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,170people
$124kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,170
- Part of a metro area
- About 736 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to Longview, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,318 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to GGG airport
- 128 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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