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East Tawakoni is a tiny town of 869 people in Rains County, Texas. It's about 49 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $942 a month.
869people
$168kTypical home
$942/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 869
- Part of a metro area
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TYR airport
- 53 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rains County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk