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Carter is a small town of 1,738 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,738people
$316kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,738
- Part of a metro area
- About 270 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Dallas, TX
- 57 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,995/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MWL airport
- 41 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 385 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Parker County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.