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Quitman is a small town of 2,420 people in Wood County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Tyler, TX and 77 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,420people
$192kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,420
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,255 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Tyler, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 87 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (705 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TYR airport
- 81 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+70 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