Living in Shadybrook, TX
Shadybrook is a small town of 2,810 people in Cherokee County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Tyler, TX and 91 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,810people
$232kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,810
- Part of a metro area
- About 364 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Tyler, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 80 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TYR airport
- 97 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+63 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