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Krum is a big small town of 6,189 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,189people
$337kTypical home
$1,974/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,189
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,063 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Dallas, TX
- 42 mi to Dallas, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,974/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DFW airport
- 28 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 963 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 457 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 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