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Cooper is a small town of 2,055 people in Delta County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Sherman, TX and 74 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $877 a month.
2,055people
$101kTypical home
$877/moRent
94° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,055
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,406 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Dallas, TX
- 57 mi to Sherman, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to TYR airport
- 76 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+70 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