Living in Liberty City, TX
Liberty City is a small town of 2,648 people in Gregg County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Longview, TX and 109 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 $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,648people
$200kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,648
- Part of a metro area
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to Longview, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 91 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
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GGG airport
- 114 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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