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Muenster is a small town of 1,329 people in Cooke County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Sherman, TX and 69 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,329people
$271kTypical home
$1,424/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
272Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Sherman, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,424/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to DFW airport
- 56 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooke County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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