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Lone Star is a small town of 1,543 people in Morris County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Longview, TX and 120 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $752 a month.
1,543people
$129kTypical home
$752/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 780 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Longview, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$813/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 97 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 (341 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GGG airport
- 124 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.