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Boyd is a small town of 1,351 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $898 a month.
1,351people
$265kTypical home
$898/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,351
- Part of a metro area
- About 330 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FTW airport
- 33 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk