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Addison is a small city of 17,290 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,290people
$482kTypical home
$1,784/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,290
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,972 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,039/mo)
- Median rent $1,784/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (414 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 9% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DAL airport
- 8 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 18% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 299 bars within 25 mi
- 1,588 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk