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Willow Park is a big small town of 5,874 people in Parker County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,874people
$374kTypical home
$2,415/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,874
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Dallas, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,360/mo)
- Median rent $2,415/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to FTW airport
- 37 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 750 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 321 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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