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Bonham is a big small town of 10,697 people in Fannin County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Sherman, TX and 64 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,697people
$202kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,697
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to DAL airport
- 64 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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