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Poynor is a tiny town of 467 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Tyler, TX and 84 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 $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
467people
$180kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- Part of a metro area
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Dallas, TX
- 23 mi to Tyler, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 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
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TYR airport
- 90 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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