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Garland is a mid-size city of 246,844 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 11 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $2k a month.
246,844people
$271kTypical home
$1,641/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 246,844
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,341 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,641/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DAL airport
- 13 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,397 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 254 bars within 25 mi
- 1,223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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