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Decatur is a big small town of 7,426 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 56 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,426people
$285kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,426
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 798 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Dallas, TX
- 56 mi to Dallas, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,794/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,181 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FTW airport
- 39 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 283 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 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