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Ennis is a small city of 22,588 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 33 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,588people
$260kTypical home
$1,362/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,588
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Dallas, TX
- 33 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,640/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DAL airport
- 38 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 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