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Celeste is a small town of 1,019 people in Hunt County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Sherman, TX and 48 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $959 a month.
1,019people
$185kTypical home
$959/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 758 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Sherman, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DAL airport
- 49 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunt County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk