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Parker is a big small town of 5,999 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $860k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,999people
$860kTypical home
$1,859/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 706 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $860k (≈$5,421/mo)
- Median rent $1,859/mo
- Median household income $229k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 57% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DAL airport
- 20 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 244 bars within 25 mi
- 1,176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.