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Palestine is a small city of 19,136 people in Anderson County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Tyler, TX and 97 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,136people
$166kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 984 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Dallas, TX
- 44 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (447 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,506 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TYR airport
- 103 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+62 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk