Living in Pittsburg, TX
Pittsburg is a small town of 4,432 people in Camp County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Longview, TX and 105 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $777 a month.
4,432people
$119kTypical home
$777/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,432
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,231 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Dallas, TX
- 35 mi to Longview, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (453 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (603 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GGG airport
- 110 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camp County: R+54 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