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Red Oak is a small city of 17,077 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,077people
$366kTypical home
$1,920/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,052 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,920/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,257 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 46% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DAL airport
- 23 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 518 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 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