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Elmo is a small town of 1,379 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,379people
$260kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- Part of a metro area
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Dallas, TX
- 36 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,640/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DAL airport
- 41 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.