Living in Nevada, TX
Nevada is a small town of 1,319 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,319people
$394kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 553 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,483/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DAL airport
- 31 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 518 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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