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West Tawakoni is a small town of 2,382 people in Hunt County, Texas. It's about 43 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,382people
$169kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,382
- Part of a metro area
- About 844 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to DAL airport
- 47 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.