Living in Quinlan, TX
Quinlan is a small town of 1,618 people in Hunt County, Texas. It's about 38 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,618people
$194kTypical home
$1,162/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,618
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,251 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Dallas, TX
- 38 mi to Dallas, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $1,162/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DAL airport
- 42 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunt County: R+56 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk