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Tom Bean is a tiny town of 799 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Sherman, TX and 53 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $2k a month.
799people
$232kTypical home
$1,581/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- Part of a metro area
- About 552 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to Sherman, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,581/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DAL airport
- 51 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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