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Cumby is a tiny town of 720 people in Hopkins County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Sherman, TX and 59 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
720people
$119kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 720
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Dallas, TX
- 57 mi to Sherman, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TYR airport
- 62 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hopkins County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk