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Clifton is a small town of 3,503 people in Bosque County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Waco, TX and 85 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,503people
$160kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,709 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Waco, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,009/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (214 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ACT airport
- 83 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bosque County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk