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Dodd City is a tiny town of 503 people in Fannin County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Sherman, TX and 67 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $2k a month.
503people
$129kTypical home
$1,514/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 284 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Sherman, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $1,514/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to DAL airport
- 67 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fannin County: R+67 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