A town of 1,207. A regional job hub with 951 jobs.
The thing Emory does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Emory. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Emory for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (9%), Sulphur Springs (8%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 41 miles.
Emory has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Emory beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Emory | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 12.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
The typical Emory home is worth about $311,000, up 3.3% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
Emory reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandy Creek Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Ruby McKeown City Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Where Emory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Texas, United States
Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Emory had a population of 1,251. It is the county seat of Rains County. Previously known as Springville, the city and county are named after Emory Rains, who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas, which was later used as a model for the protection of homesteads throughout the United States. Special legislation passed to create Rains County called for the citizens to vote on the location of the county seat and for that selected town to be named Emory.
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