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Runaway Bay is a small town of 1,717 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 63 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 69 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,717people
$308kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
272Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,717
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 682 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 63 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,940/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MWL airport
- 52 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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.