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Fate is a small city of 22,884 people in Rockwall County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,884people
$384kTypical home
$2,500/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,884
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,880 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,423/mo)
- Median rent $2,500/mo
- Median household income $133k
- 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)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 55% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DAL airport
- 28 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 606 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockwall County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk