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Scottsville is a tiny town of 297 people in Harrison County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Shreveport, LA and 148 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $1k a month.
297people
$113kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Dallas, TX
- 27 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SHV airport
- 153 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.