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Map of Fate: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.5%41 of 7,874 acres
Trails0.2 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves62 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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City in Rockwall County, Texas, United States
17,958Population
9.8 sq miArea
587 ftElevation

Fate is a city located in the center of Rockwall County, Texas, United States. The population in 2020 was 17,958, an increase from 6,357 in 2010, and 602 in 2000. In 2025, Fate's population was estimated to have grown to over 29,000.

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Housing in Fate

$355K▼ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Fate home is worth about $355,000, down 3.5% in a year, 19% above the Texas typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market68
Sale-to-list98.4%
Sold in May27
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Safety Grade A

Fate reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Fate 1.1
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Fate 3
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Fate’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#155Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictROYSE CITY ISDSchools7

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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