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Peaster is a tiny town of 515 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
515people
$376kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 515
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Dallas, TX
- 64 mi to Dallas, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,370/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 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 (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MWL airport
- 48 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Parker County: R+66 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.