MyraTX
The town was settled in 1887 and has 263 residents today.
Is Myra a good place to live?
Myra’s mean commuting time is 17 minutes, below both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Myra has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Myra.
Myra has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In Myra, the typical household income is $85,000. The median commute is under 10 miles. The top destinations are Muenster (21%), Gainesville (14%) and Lindsay (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Myra
Expect July afternoons of 95° and January nights of 32°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Myra is
Among adults in Myra, 23% get no exercise outside work and 17% say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 31 in all: Myra beats Texas on 12 and trails on 2. In Myra, 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Myra | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Myra | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.5% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Myra faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 36% of Myra’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to drought. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Myra households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Myra
Moving to Myra: who provides what
Myra is unincorporated, so Cooke County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Myra for work
Where Myra’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Myra
About 7 of every 100 Myra residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Questions about Myra
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Is Myra, TX a good place to live?
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