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Fruitvale is a tiny town of 396 people in Van Zandt County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Tyler, TX and 56 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $743 a month.
396people
$189kTypical home
$743/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- Part of a metro area
- About 209 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Tyler, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TYR airport
- 62 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Zandt County: R+75 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
- 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.