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Point is a tiny town of 912 people in Rains County, Texas. It's about 53 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $855 a month.
912people
$159kTypical home
$855/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 912
- Part of a metro area
- About 331 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (321 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TYR airport
- 57 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rains County: R+73 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