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Pilot Point is a big small town of 5,332 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Sherman, TX and 43 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,332people
$293kTypical home
$1,430/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,332
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 676 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Sherman, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,845/mo)
- Median rent $1,430/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (683 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DFW airport
- 35 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 891 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 384 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk