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Wildwood is a tiny town of 584 people in Tyler County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Beaumont, TX and 76 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
584people
$221kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 584
- Part of a metro area
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Houston, TX
- 35 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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 (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 36% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BPT airport
- 65 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tyler County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.