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Waxahachie is a small city of 45,347 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,347people
$337kTypical home
$1,618/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,347
- Part of a metro area
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,618/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Low property crime (965 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DAL airport
- 31 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 553 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 225 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 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