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Van is a small town of 2,806 people in Van Zandt County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Tyler, TX and 68 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 $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,806people
$170kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Dallas, TX
- 24 mi to Tyler, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (708 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TYR airport
- 74 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Zandt County: R+75 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk