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Briar is a big small town of 7,228 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 49 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,228people
$406kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 49 mi to Dallas, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to FTW airport
- 32 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 319 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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