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Lacy-Lakeview is a big small town of 7,274 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 7 miles from Waco, TX and 83 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $917 a month.
7,274people
$161kTypical home
$917/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,671 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to Waco, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (445 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,497 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 27% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ACT airport
- 85 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLennan County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk