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Kaufman is a big small town of 8,538 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,538people
$222kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,538
- Part of a metro area
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 77 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 (118 per 100k)
- Low property crime (888 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DAL airport
- 36 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 253 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk