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Wake Village is a big small town of 5,867 people in Bowie County, Texas. It's about 3 miles from Texarkana, TX and 159 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $989 a month.
5,867people
$186kTypical home
$989/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,867
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,965 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 110 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
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TXK airport
- 162 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 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 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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