Living in McLendon-Chisholm, TX
McLendon-Chisholm is a small town of 4,511 people in Rockwall County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $629k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,511people
$629kTypical home
$1,992/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,511
- Part of a metro area
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $629k (≈$3,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $205k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 48% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DAL airport
- 26 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 515 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockwall County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.