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Leonard is a small town of 2,505 people in Fannin County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Sherman, TX and 51 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,505people
$161kTypical home
$1,227/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,505
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,094 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Sherman, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $1,227/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 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 (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DAL airport
- 51 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fannin County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk