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Union Grove is a tiny town of 676 people in Upshur County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Longview, TX and 109 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
676people
$225kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- Part of a metro area
- About 723 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Longview, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 55% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GGG airport
- 114 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upshur County: R+71 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk