Living in Frisco, TX
Frisco is a mid-size city of 219,304 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $642k and rent runs about $2k a month.
219,304people
$642kTypical home
$2,014/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 219,304
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,197 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $642k (≈$4,049/mo)
- Median rent $2,014/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (785 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DAL airport
- 22 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 229 bars within 25 mi
- 1,208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk