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Cedar Hill is a small city of 48,879 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $2k a month.
48,879people
$303kTypical home
$1,993/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,879
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,366 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Dallas, TX
- 18 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,909/mo)
- Median rent $1,993/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,752 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DAL airport
- 19 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 254 bars within 25 mi
- 826 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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