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Lancaster is a small city of 40,820 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,820people
$246kTypical home
$1,704/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,820
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,235 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Dallas, TX
- 14 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,553/mo)
- Median rent $1,704/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,076 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DAL airport
- 18 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 220 bars within 25 mi
- 801 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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