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Thornton is a tiny town of 565 people in Limestone County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Waco, TX and 96 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $897 a month.
565people
$84kTypical home
$897/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Dallas, TX
- 38 mi to Waco, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (956 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ACT airport
- 100 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Limestone County: R+57 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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