Lavon ( lə-VON) is a city in Collin County and has been one of the U.S. state of Texas's fastest-growing communities, with a 2000 census-tabulated population of 387 and 2020 tabulated population of 4,469.

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#1Most new homes in TX #28Fastest growing in TX #41Highest graduation rate in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code75166

Area code972

Living in Lavon

Housing in Lavon

$341K▼ 7.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lavon home is worth about $341,000, down 7.7% in a year, 14% above the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market63

Sale-to-list98%

Sold in May28

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Safety in Lavon

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Lavon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lavon 2.2

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lavon 13.2

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lavon

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Lavon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#174Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictCOMMUNITY ISDSchools1

Nesmith El B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 511 students

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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