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Southlake is a small city of 31,137 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
31,137people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,426 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,397/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 50% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DFW airport
- 8 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,908 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 390 bars within 25 mi
- 1,456 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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