Living in Tioga, TX
Tioga is a small town of 1,322 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Sherman, TX and 48 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,322people
$318kTypical home
$1,762/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,322
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 671 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Sherman, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,003/mo)
- Median rent $1,762/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DFW airport
- 40 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 583 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+54 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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