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Celina is a small city of 34,268 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Sherman, TX and 37 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $510k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,268people
$510kTypical home
$2,379/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,268
- Part of a metro area
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Dallas, TX
- 23 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $510k (≈$3,214/mo)
- Median rent $2,379/mo
- Median household income $171k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (462 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 57% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DFW airport
- 33 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,607 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 643 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk