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San Augustine is a small town of 2,054 people in San Augustine County, Texas. It's about 67 miles from Shreveport, LA and 142 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $552 a month.
2,054people
$98kTypical home
$552/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,054
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Houston, TX
- 67 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $552/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 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
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to SHV airport
- 129 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Augustine County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.