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Conserved land0.3%17 of 5,440 acres
Trails0.8 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Parker

City in Texas, United States
5,462Population
8.1 sq miArea
604 ftElevation

Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020.

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Living in Parker

Housing in Parker

$1.08M▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Parker home is worth about $1,083,000, down 1.3% in a year, 262% above the Texas typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list97.2%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Parker

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Safety Grade A

Parker reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Parker 1.1
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Parker 3.4
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Parker’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#128Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictALLEN ISDSchools1

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