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Commerce is a big small town of 9,383 people in Hunt County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Sherman, TX and 59 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $909 a month.
9,383people
$162kTypical home
$909/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,383
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,128 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Sherman, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,019/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (985 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 28% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 36% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to DAL airport
- 61 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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