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Garner is a tiny town of 493 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 71 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $2k a month.
493people
$426kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Dallas, TX
- 71 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,686/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 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 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MWL airport
- 55 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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.