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Oak Trail Shores is a small town of 3,040 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 66 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,040people
$214kTypical home
$1,456/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,040
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,198 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Dallas, TX
- 66 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,456/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MWL airport
- 54 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.