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Farmers Branch is a small city of 36,645 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,645people
$365kTypical home
$1,864/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,645
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,084 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,299/mo)
- Median rent $1,864/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DAL airport
- 6 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 302 bars within 25 mi
- 1,704 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 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