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DeSoto is a mid-size city of 56,211 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,211people
$319kTypical home
$1,666/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,598 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,014/mo)
- Median rent $1,666/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DAL airport
- 17 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 235 bars within 25 mi
- 830 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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