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Cresson is a small town of 1,313 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 53 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,313people
$293kTypical home
$1,680/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,313
- Part of a metro area
- About 114 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,849/mo)
- Median rent $1,680/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FTW airport
- 42 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 661 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 256 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Parker County: R+66 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk