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Canyon Creek is a small town of 1,646 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 63 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,646people
$263kTypical home
$2,036/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,646
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Dallas, TX
- 63 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,657/mo)
- Median rent $2,036/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MWL airport
- 54 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk