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Canton is a small town of 4,545 people in Van Zandt County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Tyler, TX and 55 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,545people
$220kTypical home
$1,027/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,545
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Dallas, TX
- 36 mi to Tyler, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $1,027/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TYR airport
- 61 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Zandt County: R+75 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk