Living in Highland Village, TX
Highland Village is a small city of 16,101 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $550k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,101people
$550kTypical home
$2,429/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,101
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,911 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $550k (≈$3,468/mo)
- Median rent $2,429/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (705 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DFW airport
- 13 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 236 bars within 25 mi
- 1,269 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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