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Blue Ridge is a small town of 1,104 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Sherman, TX and 41 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,104people
$215kTypical home
$1,456/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,104
- Part of a metro area
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Sherman, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,456/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DAL airport
- 41 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 590 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk