Living in Travis Ranch, TX
Travis Ranch is a big small town of 9,025 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 17 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,025people
$345kTypical home
$2,252/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,496 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,178/mo)
- Median rent $2,252/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 52% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DAL airport
- 22 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,024 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 696 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk