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Leary is a tiny town of 540 people in Bowie County, Texas. It's about 7 miles from Texarkana, TX and 155 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $904 a month.
540people
$154kTypical home
$904/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 540
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TXK airport
- 158 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bowie County: R+49 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk