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Cockrell Hill is a small town of 3,703 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,703people
$190kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,703
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,363 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Dallas, TX
- 8 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,197/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DAL airport
- 8 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,795 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 1,397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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