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Country around Santo is a rural area of about 1,725 people in Palo Pinto County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,725people
$229kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,725 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Dallas, TX
- 83 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,443/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,758 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 39% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MWL airport
- 69 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Palo Pinto County: R+67 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.