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Road Runner is a small town of 1,021 people in Cooke County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Sherman, TX and 51 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $793 a month.
1,021people
$240kTypical home
$793/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
272Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,710 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Sherman, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,516/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DFW airport
- 41 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 290 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooke County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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.