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Mesquite is a mid-size city of 149,299 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 11 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.
149,299people
$246kTypical home
$1,513/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 149,299
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,040 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,549/mo)
- Median rent $1,513/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (452 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,196 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DAL airport
- 16 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,589 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 226 bars within 25 mi
- 919 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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