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Outdoors in Paris
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McCormic-Bishop House
McCormic-Bishop House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 26, 1988. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. It was listed as part of Paris MRA.
About Paris
City in the United StatesParis is a city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020.
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How Paris ranks
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Housing in Paris
The typical Paris home is worth about $175,000, up 0.8% in a year, 42% below the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Paris
Safety Grade D
Paris reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
Work & commute in Paris
Full picture →47% of Paris’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Dallas (3%), Sulphur Springs (2%) and Reno (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Health in Paris
Health Grade D
Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 22% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Paris
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Paris
Full climate →Paris has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 33°.
Schools in Paris
All Paris schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Paris’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% 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.
Paris is a college town
Colleges →of Paris’s residents are enrolled in college. Paris Junior College has about 3,228 students on campus.
Paris’s library
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