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Lake Dallas is a big small town of 7,822 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 $269k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,822people
$269kTypical home
$1,519/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,822
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,222 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- 27 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,696/mo)
- Median rent $1,519/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 72 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
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (684 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DFW airport
- 16 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 176 bars within 25 mi
- 1,263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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