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Lindale is a big small town of 6,644 people in Smith County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Tyler, TX and 82 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 $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,644people
$273kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,644
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,074 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Dallas, TX
- 14 mi to Tyler, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,720/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TYR airport
- 87 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+45 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk