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Heath is a big small town of 10,777 people in Rockwall County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $767k and rent runs about $4k a month.
10,777people
$767kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,777
- Part of a metro area
- About 872 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Dallas, TX
- 18 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $767k (≈$4,836/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $221k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DAL airport
- 22 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,279 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 220 bars within 25 mi
- 783 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockwall County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk