Living in Hackberry, TX
Hackberry is a small town of 2,979 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,979people
$417kTypical home
$2,208/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,387 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,627/mo)
- Median rent $2,208/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.8% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DFW airport
- 19 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 216 bars within 25 mi
- 1,257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 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