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Cool is a tiny town of 159 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 72 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.
159people
$428kTypical home
$2,150/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 159
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 96 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Dallas, TX
- 72 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,699/mo)
- Median rent $2,150/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 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 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MWL airport
- 57 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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