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About Venus
City in Texas, United StatesVenus is a city in Johnson and Ellis Counties in Texas. Its population was 4,361 in 2020.
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Housing in Venus
The typical Venus home is worth about $327,000, down 2.5% in a year, 9% above the Texas typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Venus
Safety Grade A-
Venus reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Venus
Full picture →Most working residents leave Venus for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Dallas (11%), Fort Worth (11%) and Arlington (9%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Health in Venus
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Venus
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Venus
Full climate →Venus has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Venus
All Venus schools →School Grade C
The public schools Venus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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