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White Oak is a big small town of 6,235 people in Gregg County, Texas. It's about 5 miles from Longview, TX and 113 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,235people
$235kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to Longview, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,482/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,073 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GGG airport
- 118 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gregg County: R+42 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk