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Texarkana is a small city of 35,992 people in Bowie County, Texas. It's part of the Texarkana, TX area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,992people
$172kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,992
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,125 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Dallas, TX
- In the Texarkana, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,081/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (640 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,770 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TXK airport
- 165 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bowie County: R+49 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk