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Reno is a small town of 3,500 people in Lamar County, Texas. It's about 66 miles from Sherman, TX and 96 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $919 a month.
3,500people
$236kTypical home
$919/moRent
96° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,500
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 853 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Dallas, TX
- 66 mi to Sherman, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 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 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to TXK airport
- 97 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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.