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Bells is a small town of 2,497 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Sherman, TX and 60 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $981 a month.
2,497people
$232kTypical home
$981/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,497
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,177 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to Sherman, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,466/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to DAL airport
- 59 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 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