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Westlake is a small town of 1,670 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,670people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,670
- Part of a metro area
- About 243 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Dallas, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DFW airport
- 11 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 277 bars within 25 mi
- 1,217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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