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Tenaha is a small town of 1,239 people in Shelby County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Shreveport, LA and 158 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $600 a month.
1,239people
$97kTypical home
$600/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,239
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 331 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (537 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GGG airport
- 150 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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.