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Murchison is a tiny town of 568 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Tyler, TX and 69 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 $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
568people
$163kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 568
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Tyler, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TYR airport
- 75 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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