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Heartland is a big small town of 10,607 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,607people
$322kTypical home
$2,333/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,607
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,184 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,031/mo)
- Median rent $2,333/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 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
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 60% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DAL airport
- 26 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 491 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk