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Lipan is a tiny town of 490 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
490people
$266kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 490
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 462 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Dallas, TX
- 77 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,678/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWL airport
- 64 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk