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Carrollton is a mid-size city of 133,740 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $2k a month.
133,740people
$381kTypical home
$1,735/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 133,740
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,648 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,735/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Low property crime (988 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DFW airport
- 10 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 1,687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk