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Blossom is a small town of 1,393 people in Lamar County, Texas. It's about 72 miles from Sherman, TX and 100 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $920 a month.
1,393people
$121kTypical home
$920/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,393
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Dallas, TX
- 72 mi to Sherman, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to TXK airport
- 102 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk