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Wells is a tiny town of 484 people in Cherokee County, Texas. It's about 61 miles from Tyler, TX and 121 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $722 a month.
484people
$155kTypical home
$722/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 484
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Houston, TX
- 61 mi to Tyler, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to GGG airport
- 107 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.