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Bynum is a tiny town of 236 people in Hill County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Waco, TX and 59 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $933 a month.
236people
$108kTypical home
$933/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,761 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Waco, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$683/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 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
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ACT airport
- 61 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.