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Hillsboro is a big small town of 8,506 people in Hill County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Waco, TX and 58 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $980 a month.
8,506people
$158kTypical home
$980/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Waco, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 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
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,579 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ACT airport
- 60 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk