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Mertens is a tiny town of 123 people in Hill County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Waco, TX and 51 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 $88k and rent runs about $630 a month.
123people
$88kTypical home
$630/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 123
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 283 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Waco, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$555/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ACT airport
- 54 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk