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The Homesteads is a small town of 3,053 people in Johnson County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,053people
$210kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 799 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 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 (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FTW airport
- 30 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,217 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 509 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.