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Sulphur Springs is a small city of 16,401 people in Hopkins County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Tyler, TX and 71 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,401people
$218kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,401
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 798 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Dallas, TX
- 60 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (864 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TYR airport
- 74 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+65 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