Living in Josephine, TX
Josephine is a big small town of 5,842 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,842people
$320kTypical home
$1,688/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,842
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,918 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,688/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 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 (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DAL airport
- 34 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 937 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 399 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk