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Country around Bluff Dale is a rural area of about 2,178 people in Erath County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Waco, TX and 80 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,178people
$395kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,178 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Dallas, TX
- 71 mi to Waco, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,491/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MWL airport
- 70 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erath County: R+68 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk