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Oak Ridge is a small town of 1,192 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,192people
$336kTypical home
$1,429/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,429/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DAL airport
- 37 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 143 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 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
- Low 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.