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Livingston is a big small town of 5,718 people in Polk County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Beaumont, TX and 69 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,718people
$200kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,718
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Houston, TX
- 64 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to IAH airport
- 56 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+59 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk