A town of 2,529. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 3 things Daingerfield does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Daingerfield. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Daingerfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| West El | PK–2 | 260 | Not graded |
| South El | 3–5 | 216 | C |
| Daingerfield J H | 6–8 | 207 | C |
| Daingerfield H S | 9–12 | 343 | C+ |
The typical Daingerfield home is worth about $170,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% below the Texas typical home.
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Daingerfield City Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Daingerfield beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Daingerfield | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.2% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.4% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.5% |
Daingerfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Most working residents leave Daingerfield for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (19%), Hughes Springs (6%) and Pittsburg (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Daingerfield has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
8 notable people were born in Daingerfield.
City in Texas, United States
Daingerfield is a city in and the county seat of Morris County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Daingerfield had a population of 2,522. The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield.
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