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Collinsville is a small town of 2,060 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Sherman, TX and 54 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,060people
$242kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
265Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,060
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,085 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to Sherman, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to DFW airport
- 46 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk