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Red Oak

A city of 17,077 people in Texas
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Map of Red Oak: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.3%36 of 10,421 acres
Trails0.7 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves32 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Housing in Red Oak

$344K▼ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Red Oak home is worth about $344,000, down 1.5% in a year, 15% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market73
Sale-to-list98.4%
Sold in May29
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Safety in Red Oak

C+

Safety Grade C+

Red Oak reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Red Oak 1.5
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Red Oak 13
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Red Oak’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#244Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictRED OAK ISDSchools6

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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