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Bailey is a tiny town of 198 people in Fannin County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Sherman, TX and 56 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
198people
$118kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
94° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 497 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Sherman, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to DAL airport
- 57 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fannin County: R+67 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.