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West is a small town of 2,576 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Waco, TX and 71 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,576people
$183kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,576
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Dallas, TX
- 18 mi to Waco, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,153/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ACT airport
- 73 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLennan County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk