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Lantana is a big small town of 12,766 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $588k and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,766people
$588kTypical home
$3,458/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,766
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,488 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $588k (≈$3,705/mo)
- Median rent $3,458/mo
- Median household income $199k
- 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
- 75 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 (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 53% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DFW airport
- 14 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,837 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 190 bars within 25 mi
- 1,131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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