TX area data
Wiergate, TX
Wiergate, TX.
Population: 547 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Wiergate, TX is $112,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with hurricane, icestorm, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$112,000
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $112,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 6
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- hurricane, iceStorm, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Moderate · strongWind: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 77% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 90.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Hart Creosoting Company (21 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 62.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Big Thicket National Preserve (44 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Newton Municipal Airport (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Beauregard Regional Airport (DRI) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Hospitals include
- WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL, CHRISTUS OCHSNER ST PATRICK HOSPITAL, LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,996
- Housing built before 1970
- 21.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 39.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $497
- Households with broadband internet
- 12.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 653
- Average weekly wage
- $918
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Administrative Services
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Wiergate, TX?
- $112,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Wiergate, TX?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hurricane, iceStorm, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Wiergate, TX?
- Risk to homes is higher than 77% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Wiergate, TX?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Wiergate, TX?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Wiergate, TX?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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