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Denison is a small city of 25,778 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Sherman, TX and 68 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,778people
$181kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,778
- Part of a metro area
- About 888 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,141/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to DAL airport
- 66 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 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