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Lake Worth is a small town of 4,829 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,829people
$237kTypical home
$1,508/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,960 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Dallas, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,493/mo)
- Median rent $1,508/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,662 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to FTW airport
- 24 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,619 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 164 bars within 25 mi
- 719 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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