IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Blue Mound, TX
Blue Mound is a small town of 2,366 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 33 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,366people
$202kTypical home
$1,666/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
271Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
Is Blue Mound right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,685 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Dallas, TX
- 33 mi to Dallas, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,666/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,098 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to FTW airport
- 18 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,063 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 173 bars within 25 mi
- 896 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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