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Paloma Creek South is a big small town of 8,860 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $3k a month.
8,860people
$365kTypical home
$2,664/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,860
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,037 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,301/mo)
- Median rent $2,664/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°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 (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DFW airport
- 22 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 972 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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