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Godley is a small town of 2,809 people in Johnson County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,809people
$372kTypical home
$2,038/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,809
- Part of a metro area
- About 726 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,348/mo)
- Median rent $2,038/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FTW airport
- 42 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2016
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 255 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk