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Alma is a tiny town of 541 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $945 a month.
541people
$292kTypical home
$945/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 541
- Part of a metro area
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Dallas, TX
- 38 mi to Dallas, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (711 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to DAL airport
- 43 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 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