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Wilmer is a big small town of 6,391 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,391people
$230kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,391
- Part of a metro area
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Dallas, TX
- 14 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,451/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,368 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DAL airport
- 20 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,943 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 192 bars within 25 mi
- 695 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.