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Dallas is a big city of 1,307,930 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's part of the Dallas, TX area. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,307,930people
$321kTypical home
$1,472/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
269Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 1,307,930
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,850 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Dallas, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,472/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (574 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,052 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DAL airport
- 6 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,814 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 1,412 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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