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Van Alstyne is a big small town of 5,952 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Sherman, TX and 45 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,952people
$343kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,952
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,072 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to Sherman, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,161/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to DAL airport
- 43 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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