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Petty is a tiny town of 213 people in Lamar County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Sherman, TX and 79 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $949 a month.
213people
$227kTypical home
$949/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 370 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Sherman, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to DAL airport
- 80 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- 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.