Collin County · Texas · South · 110k residents
Allen, TX: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Allen: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Allen is $464,100, 81% above the Texas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,908/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 110 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $130,901 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Allen is $464,100, 80.9% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Household income: Median household income is $130,901, 73.4% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Adult education: 57.5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 95.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.5 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A north Dallas suburb where youth sports, shopping, and planned neighborhoods shape the pace.
Known for: The Allen Event Center, Watters Creek, sports, and family development.
Calendar note: Market Street Allen USA Celebration is a signature annual event.
Story source: Visit Allen
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Allen about 56 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 27 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Allen side by side
Cost of living index
110
ACS median home value
$464,100
2-bedroom rent
$1,908/mo
Median household income
$130,901
Housing momentum
How fast Allen's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
7/100
Cooling
Ranks Allen's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Allen's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $464,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,608/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,908/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Cost of living index | 110 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $130,901 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 110k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 99/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 95°F |
| January low | 34°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -6.7% |
| Home price MoM | -0.7% |
| Rent YoY | -2.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Ocean coast | 274 mi |
| Big lake | 56 mi |
| Mountains | 184 mi |
| Major airport | 21 mi |
| Ski resort | 503 mi |
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Real listings in Allen
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- What is the cost of living in Allen, TX?
- Allen indexes at 110 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,908/mo and a acs median home value of $464,100.
- How much does a house cost in Allen?
- The acs median home value in Allen is $464,100, 81% above the Texas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Allen?
- A two-bedroom in Allen rents for about $1,908/mo.