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De Leon is a small town of 2,516 people in Comanche County, Texas. It's about 74 miles from Abilene, TX and 113 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $610 a month.
2,516people
$73kTypical home
$610/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,516
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,122 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Dallas, TX
- 74 mi to Abilene, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$458/mo)
- Median rent $610/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 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
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MWL airport
- 103 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk