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Country around Mount Calm is a rural area of about 1,196 people in Hill County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Waco, TX and 72 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,196people
$115kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,196 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Dallas, TX
- 22 mi to Waco, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ACT airport
- 76 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk