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Tatum is a small town of 1,435 people in Rusk County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Longview, TX and 135 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $918 a month.
1,435people
$195kTypical home
$918/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,435
- Part of a metro area
- About 379 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Longview, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,231/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 91 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
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GGG airport
- 140 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rusk County: R+59 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