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Melissa is a small city of 20,136 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Sherman, TX and 36 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $3k a month.
20,136people
$454kTypical home
$2,532/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,757 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Dallas, TX
- 24 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,863/mo)
- Median rent $2,532/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (447 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 57% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DAL airport
- 35 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 502 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 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