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Midlothian is a small city of 39,356 people in Ellis County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $2k a month.
39,356people
$412kTypical home
$2,013/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,356
- Part of a metro area
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,597/mo)
- Median rent $2,013/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (864 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DAL airport
- 27 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 408 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk