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Lake Kiowa is a small town of 2,476 people in Cooke County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Sherman, TX and 56 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $527k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,476people
$527kTypical home
$1,815/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
272Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 829 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Dallas, TX
- 23 mi to Sherman, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $527k (≈$3,323/mo)
- Median rent $1,815/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to DFW airport
- 47 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooke County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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