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Linden is a small town of 1,932 people in Cass County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Texarkana, TX and 140 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $580 a month.
1,932people
$131kTypical home
$580/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,932
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TXK airport
- 145 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+66 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk