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A town of 38,320, settled in 1848.
Farmers Branch grades C− overall, ranked 376th of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $91K and it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $374K, 4.1 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. 53% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Farmers Branch, above both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Farmers Branch is home to Dallas Christian College.
Where Farmers Branch beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Farmers Branch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.3% | 12.7% |
28,616 counted in 2010 and 35,991 in 2020; an estimated 38,320 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.7% since 2020, after 25.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Farmers Branch is from typical.
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Census counts: 915 in 1950, 35,991 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmers Branch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
17 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmers Branch, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Farmers Branch.
Farmers Branch draws workers from Dallas and beyond, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
In 20 parks and preserves, walkers have 14 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Sam Houston Trail Park, 113 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. The trail network density for Farmers Branch comes to 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sam Houston Trail Park | 1.2 mi | 113 |
| 2. Farmers Branch Historical Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 3. Oakbrook Ken Rymer Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of its 16 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. The 5 public schools in Farmers Branch teach 2,724 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 864 | C+ |
| Early College H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 363 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
78,397 jobs are based in Farmers Branch, 3.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 55,328 in 2013 to 78,397.
Farmers Branch’s average commute comes in at 22 minutes. Most people who work leave Farmers Branch to do it: just 8% work in town. Employers in Farmers Branch added 23,069 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 78,397. A fifth of Farmers Branch workers do their job from home.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 1,241 to 807 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Farmers Branch, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 20.2 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of reported violence stands at 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Two figures for adults in the town: 12% report frequent physical distress, 20% have been diagnosed with depression. 17% of adults worry about having enough food in Farmers Branch.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Farmers Branch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.9% | 21.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Farmers Branch typically sold within 38 days of listing. For Farmers Branch, the typical rent is $1,864 a month. Also worth knowing: the share of households in Farmers Branch who live in a home they own: 42%.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 42% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,864 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Dallas Ft Worth Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.6°.
About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter. The midsummer high in Farmers Branch is 96°F.
| Farmers Branch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Farmers Branch since 1978: 83. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 38% come from inland flooding and 24% from heat waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22 within 15 miles of the center of Farmers Branch
About 6 of every 100 Farmers Branch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Farmers Branch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Farmers Branch.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Branch | #376 | C− | D | C− | C− | B+ |
| Dallas | #567 | D | C− | D | C− | C+ |
| Carrollton | #110 | B | D | B− | B+ | A− |
| Addison | #404 | C− | D− | D− | C− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Farmers Branch grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #376 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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