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Itasca is a small town of 2,073 people in Hill County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Waco, TX and 49 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $785 a month.
2,073people
$115kTypical home
$785/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,073
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,672 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 42 mi to Waco, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ACT airport
- 51 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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