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Whitney is a small town of 2,050 people in Hill County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from Waco, TX and 66 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $809 a month.
2,050people
$109kTypical home
$809/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,050
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Waco, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 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
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ACT airport
- 67 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk