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Western Lake is a small town of 1,165 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 62 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,165people
$376kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,165
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 336 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 62 mi to Dallas, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,370/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWL airport
- 49 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Parker County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.