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Reklaw is a tiny town of 255 people in Rusk County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Tyler, TX and 122 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
255people
$167kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Dallas, TX
- 36 mi to Tyler, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,055/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GGG airport
- 128 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rusk County: R+59 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.