Living in Granbury, TX
Granbury is a big small town of 12,136 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,136people
$316kTypical home
$1,386/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Dallas, TX
- 64 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,991/mo)
- Median rent $1,386/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,212 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MWL airport
- 54 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk