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Italy is a small town of 2,372 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,372people
$169kTypical home
$1,285/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,372
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,183 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,285/mo
- Median household income $61k
- 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 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 49% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ACT airport
- 46 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk