Living in Bullard, TX
Bullard is a small town of 4,346 people in Smith County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Tyler, TX and 96 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,346people
$247kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,346
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to Tyler, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (620 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 49% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TYR airport
- 101 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+45 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk