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Terrell is a small city of 20,366 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,366people
$219kTypical home
$1,232/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,366
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 613 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,378/mo)
- Median rent $1,232/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 72 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
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,201 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DAL airport
- 33 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk