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Map of Commerce: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.5%79 of 5,350 acres
Trails0.7 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves38 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Commerce

City in Texas, United States
9,090Population
8.6 sq miArea
554 ftElevation

Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of North Texas and the western edge of East Texas, within the Texas Blackland Prairies. Located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Texas/Oklahoma border, Commerce is the second-largest city in Hunt County, Part of the greater dallas metro area, with a population of 9,090 at the 2020 census. East Texas A&M University, a four-year university of more than 12,000 students, has been in Commerce since 1894. Commerce is one of the smallest college towns in Texas.

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ZIP code75428, 75429
Area code903
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Housing in Commerce

$217K▼ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Commerce home is worth about $217,000, down 5.4% in a year, 28% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market69
Sale-to-list93.3%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Commerce

C

Safety Grade C

Commerce reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Commerce 3.8
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Commerce 10
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Commerce

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5better than TX·9worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville · 15.3 mi · ER
CarevideGreenville · 14.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Commerce · CMS · HRSAHealth in Commerce →

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School Grade C

The public schools Commerce’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictCOMMERCE ISDSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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