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Royse City is a small city of 20,037 people in Rockwall County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,037people
$323kTypical home
$2,078/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,037
- Part of a metro area
- About 993 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,034/mo)
- Median rent $2,078/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DAL airport
- 32 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 528 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,032 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockwall County: R+41 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk