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Timpson is a small town of 1,063 people in Shelby County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Longview, TX and 151 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 $82k and rent runs about $619 a month.
1,063people
$82kTypical home
$619/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 423 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Longview, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$517/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 95 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
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (807 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GGG airport
- 144 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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