KerensTX
A town of 1,778, settled in 1881. A typical home worth about $148K.
What makes Kerens stand out
The 2 things Kerens does most differently from other towns.
89% of working residents leave Kerens for work
Where Kerens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Kerens’s report card
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The data
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A typical Kerens home is worth about $148K
The typical Kerens home is worth about $148,000, up 3.4% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns
Kerens beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Kerens | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24% | 12.5% |
About one in nine working residents works right in Kerens
Most working residents leave Kerens for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Corsicana (18%), Dallas (9%) and Fort Worth (4%). Half commute less than 49 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Kerens has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 37°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns
Kerens reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Kerens’s public schools outperform 48% of Texas districts
The public schools Kerens’s kids attend trail 52% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerens School | PK–12 | 657 | B− |
About Kerens
City in Texas, United States
Kerens is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1881
- Population
- 1,505
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 371 ft
- ZIP code
- 75144
Kerens’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Kerens.