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New Boston is a small town of 4,571 people in Bowie County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Texarkana, TX and 143 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $850 a month.
4,571people
$112kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,571
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,077 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Dallas, TX
- 19 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$703/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (516 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,712 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TXK airport
- 147 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bowie County: R+49 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk