Living in Arlington, TX
Arlington is a big city of 397,742 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $1k a month.
397,742people
$305kTypical home
$1,470/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 397,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,150 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,921/mo)
- Median rent $1,470/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DFW airport
- 14 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 348 bars within 25 mi
- 1,257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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