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Palmer is a small town of 2,515 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 $226k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,515people
$226kTypical home
$1,718/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,718/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (541 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 52% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DAL airport
- 31 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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