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Pelican Bay is a small town of 2,399 people in Tarrant 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 $182k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,399people
$182kTypical home
$1,403/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,399
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,581 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Dallas, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,146/mo)
- Median rent $1,403/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,159 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FTW airport
- 28 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,095 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 128 bars within 25 mi
- 491 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk