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Garrett is a small town of 1,260 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,260people
$126kTypical home
$1,593/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,260
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 707 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $1,593/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (600 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 67% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DAL airport
- 34 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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