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Whitesboro is a small town of 4,173 people in Grayson County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Sherman, TX and 60 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,173people
$250kTypical home
$1,305/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
265Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,173
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Sherman, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,575/mo)
- Median rent $1,305/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (621 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DFW airport
- 53 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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