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Dennis is a small town of 1,402 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 69 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,402people
$569kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,402
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,001 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,591/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 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 (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 62% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MWL airport
- 56 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.