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Bluff Dale is a tiny town of 182 people in Erath County, Texas. It's about 73 miles from Waco, TX and 79 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
182people
$416kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Dallas, TX
- 73 mi to Waco, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,622/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MWL airport
- 69 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erath County: R+68 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.