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Preston is a small town of 1,747 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Sherman, TX and 74 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,747people
$184kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,747
- Part of a metro area
- About 347 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to Sherman, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (915 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to DFW airport
- 70 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.