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Stockton Bend is a tiny town of 600 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 62 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $865k and rent runs about $1k a month.
600people
$865kTypical home
$1,428/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 600
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $865k (≈$5,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,428/mo
- Median household income $180k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MWL airport
- 51 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.