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32.59° N · 94.86° W · GEOID 4822168

East Mountain

Gregg County, Texas · part of the Longview, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

East Mountain is home to 958 people. Median household income is $64,375 a year and median rent is $1,005 a month, 18.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $196,900, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,005
26% below the median place
Median household income
$64,375
20% below the median place
Median home value
$196,900
38% below the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
26% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about East Mountain

  • Household income has grown -0% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,063 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of places its size.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 86% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 1995, newer housing than in 84% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 7.8% since 2020, faster than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to East Mountain

Gregg County loses about 2.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,279
Moved out7,491
Net−212

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$55K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Gregg County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Gregg County report $54,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,600.
Income you would need
$40,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,005 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,068 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $196,900.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 7.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Nashville, NC matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$54,420
23% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$54,606
22% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.0%21% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-2.1250% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$54,42023% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$54,60622% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1995, 1% above the median place.

East Mountain18.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$40,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.7%
8% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1995
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
12.1%
71% above the median place
Median home value1
$196,900
38% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,00526% below
Rent to income118.7%8% below
Property tax rate10.9%4% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.511% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,23224% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,86843% below
Median home value1$196,90038% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.5%0% above
Homeownership165.5%1% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.4%2% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,06810% above
Vacant homes112.1%71% above
Median year built119951% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
34 min
37% above the median place
Median household income1
$64,375
20% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$64,37520% below
Income per person1$33,29217% below
Unemployment1County figure3.6%26% below
Average annual pay5County figure$61,0947% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs5County figure75,60250% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.1%49% above
Mean commute134 min37% above
Works from home1County figure7.2%43% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 16.1%, 152% above the median place.

No health insurance1
16.1%
152% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.2%
53% below the median place
High school or higher1
84.8%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
Homes with broadband93.8% +2%
Median age40.5 +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19586646th largest
Population change since 202067.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age140.54% above
Bachelor's or higher115.2%53% below
High school or higher184.8%8% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad1County figure8.2%7% below
No health insurance116.1%152% above
Homes with broadband193.8%2% above
05

Life in East Mountain

9 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%
Shops49.1 +62%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.1 +29%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k8
49.1
62% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
25.9
25% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
26.1
29% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure41356% above
Public school students10County figure20,460318% above
Students per teacher10County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.925% above
Shops per 10k8County figure49.162% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.129% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
National Register listings9County figure931% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 8% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Mountain. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
94°F
8% above the median place
Median air quality index13
36
16% below the median place
Good air days13
86.6%
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast MountainAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure94°F8% above
January average low11County figure36°F44% above
Average temperature11County figure66°F19% above
Annual precipitation11County figure47.8 in9% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure87.06% below
Hurricane risk12County figure72.02% above
Tornado risk12County figure97.920% above
Wildfire risk12County figure62.93% above
Heat wave risk12County figure93.94% above
Median air quality index13County figure3616% below
Good air days13County figure86.6%26% above
08

East Mountain in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,005/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,050 to $1,550/mo+4.0%
Median household income$64,375 (2024)$79,500$67,500 to $94,000+3.6%
Median home value$196,900 (2024)$274,000$199,000 to $377,000+5.7%
Population972 (2025)1,020970 to 1,060+0.9%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East Mountain

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Nashville, NC$1,073$61,000Compare
Waupun, WI$951$65,625Compare
Cameron, MO$1,063$61,791Compare
Eaton Rapids, MI$972$63,875Compare
Eaton Rapids, MICameron, MOWaupun, WINashville, NCEast Mountain, TXEast MountainNashvilleWaupunCameronEaton RapidsEast MountainNashvilleWaupunCameronEaton Rapids

Common questions

Is East Mountain a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -0% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,063 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Mountain expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $196,900.

What salary do you need to live in East Mountain?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Mountain?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Nashville, NC, Waupun, WI, Cameron, MO and Eaton Rapids, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East Mountain with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Mountain itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-mountain-texas

Citytistics. “East Mountain, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-mountain-texas/

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