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Milam is a small town of 1,258 people in Sabine County, Texas. It's about 70 miles from Shreveport, LA and 149 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,258people
$206kTypical home
$844/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,258
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 38 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Houston, TX
- 70 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 20% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to SHV airport
- 137 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine County: R+79 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very 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.