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Oak Ridge is a tiny town of 353 people in Cooke County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Sherman, TX and 61 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $2k a month.
353people
$240kTypical home
$1,519/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
272Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,124 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Dallas, TX
- 24 mi to Sherman, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,516/mo)
- Median rent $1,519/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 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 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DFW airport
- 52 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.