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Newark is a small town of 1,177 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,177people
$221kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,177
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,315 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,395/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to FTW airport
- 27 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 532 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.