Living in Morgan, TX
Morgan is a tiny town of 525 people in Bosque County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from Waco, TX and 73 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $930 a month.
525people
$82kTypical home
$930/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 525
- Part of a metro area
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Dallas, TX
- 40 mi to Waco, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 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 (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ACT airport
- 69 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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