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Oak Leaf is a small town of 1,827 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,827people
$411kTypical home
$1,594/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,827
- Part of a metro area
- About 773 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Dallas, TX
- 19 mi to Dallas, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,594/mo)
- Median rent $1,594/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DAL airport
- 22 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,679 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 590 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.