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Meridian is a small town of 1,638 people in Bosque County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Waco, TX and 79 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,638people
$117kTypical home
$738/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,638
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 786 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Waco, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$736/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ACT airport
- 76 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bosque County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk