Living in Haltom City, TX
Haltom City is a small city of 45,767 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 29 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 $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,767people
$219kTypical home
$1,415/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
271Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,767
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,706 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,415/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to FTW airport
- 15 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 227 bars within 25 mi
- 984 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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