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Gainesville is a small city of 17,883 people in Cooke County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Sherman, TX and 62 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,883people
$177kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
272Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,883
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DFW airport
- 52 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooke County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk