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Overton is a small town of 2,444 people in Rusk County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Tyler, TX and 110 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 $115k and rent runs about $783 a month.
2,444people
$115kTypical home
$783/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,444
- Part of a metro area
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Tyler, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,008 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GGG airport
- 116 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 499 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rusk County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.