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Winnsboro is a small town of 3,485 people in Wood County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Longview, TX and 86 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $877 a month.
3,485people
$172kTypical home
$877/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,485
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Longview, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 67 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 (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TYR airport
- 91 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk