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Ferris is a small town of 3,238 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,238people
$262kTypical home
$1,295/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 697 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Dallas, TX
- 19 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,651/mo)
- Median rent $1,295/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DAL airport
- 24 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 464 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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