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Whitehouse is a big small town of 9,122 people in Smith County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from Tyler, TX and 98 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,122people
$254kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,122
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,660 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to Tyler, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,600/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TYR airport
- 104 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+45 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