Living in Country around Cranfills Gap, TX
Country around Cranfills Gap is a rural area of about 440 people in Bosque County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Waco, TX and 91 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $943 a month.
440people
$224kTypical home
$943/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 440 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Waco, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ACT airport
- 88 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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