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About Denison
City in Texas, United StatesDenison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. Its population was 24,479 at the 2020 census, up from 22,682 at the 2010 census. Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one of two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area and is also part of the Dallas-Fort Worth combined statistical area. It is the birthplace of 34th U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Housing in Denison
The typical Denison home is worth about $223,000, down 6.6% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Denison
Safety Grade B
Denison reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Denison
Full picture →About one in 5 of Denison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sherman (18%), Dallas (6%) and Plano (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Health in Denison
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Denison
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Denison
Full climate →Denison has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Denison
All Denison schools →School Grade B
The public schools Denison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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