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Rowlett is a mid-size city of 65,463 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $2k a month.
65,463people
$369kTypical home
$1,990/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 65,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,155 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,990/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 85 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 (162 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DAL airport
- 18 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,032 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 243 bars within 25 mi
- 1,069 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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