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Southmayd is a small town of 1,413 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 5 miles from Sherman, TX and 57 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,413people
$164kTypical home
$1,715/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,413
- Part of a metro area
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to Sherman, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $1,715/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to DFW airport
- 54 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 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