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Queen City is a small town of 1,390 people in Cass County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Texarkana, TX and 153 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $774 a month.
1,390people
$116kTypical home
$774/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Dallas, TX
- 21 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (471 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TXK airport
- 158 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk