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Stephenville is a small city of 21,682 people in Erath County, Texas. It's about 76 miles from Waco, TX and 94 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,682people
$241kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,682
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,812 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Dallas, TX
- 76 mi to Waco, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 27% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MWL airport
- 83 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Erath County: R+68 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk