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The Colony is a small city of 45,454 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,454people
$384kTypical home
$1,958/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,245 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,421/mo)
- Median rent $1,958/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,264 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DFW airport
- 15 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,873 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 299 bars within 25 mi
- 1,471 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk