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Little Elm is a mid-size city of 54,820 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $2k a month.
54,820people
$421kTypical home
$1,953/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,820
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,960 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,953/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 50% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DFW airport
- 22 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,745 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 1,074 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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