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Tool is a small town of 2,367 people in Henderson County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,367people
$213kTypical home
$1,386/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,367
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 50 mi to Dallas, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,345/mo)
- Median rent $1,386/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 90 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
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TYR airport
- 55 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+64 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk