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Ore City is a tiny town of 851 people in Upshur County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Longview, TX and 119 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
851people
$140kTypical home
$1,236/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 851
- Part of a metro area
- About 394 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Longview, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$884/mo)
- Median rent $1,236/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 88 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GGG airport
- 124 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upshur County: R+71 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.