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Talco is a tiny town of 394 people in Titus County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Texarkana, TX and 104 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $738 a month.
394people
$112kTypical home
$738/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 394
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 514 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Dallas, TX
- 59 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$705/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $19k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,164 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to TXK airport
- 107 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Titus County: R+55 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
- 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.