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Wortham is a small town of 1,160 people in Freestone County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Waco, TX and 72 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,160people
$129kTypical home
$850/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 584 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Dallas, TX
- 46 mi to Waco, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$813/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ACT airport
- 76 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Freestone County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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