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Bear Creek Ranch is a small town of 1,604 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,604people
$291kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,604
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,664 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,837/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $81k
- 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)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,315 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DAL airport
- 20 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,864 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 203 bars within 25 mi
- 656 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.