Dallas County · Texas · South · 1.3M residents
Dallas, TX: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Dallas: 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: Curated city row; coverage varies by fact.
The median home value in Dallas is $400,000, 56% above the Texas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,850/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 101 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $65,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
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 big, ambitious North Texas hub with serious arts institutions and a taste for spectacle.
Known for: Arts District museums, Texas State Fair culture, business, design, and diverse food.
Calendar note: The State Fair of Texas is a defining annual event in the region.
Story source: Visit Dallas
- Scale: A major population center with more than one million residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Dallas about 78 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 234 sunny days and 2 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 46 and an average commute of 28 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Dallas side by side
Cost of living index
101
Median home value
$400,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,850/mo
Median household income
$65,000
Housing momentum
How fast Dallas's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
16/100
Cooling
Ranks Dallas'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 Dallas's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $400,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $220 |
| Property tax rate | 1.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,400/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,850/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.25% |
| Cost of living index | 101 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,200/mo |
| Median household income | $65,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 1.3M |
| Crime index | 54/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 46/100 |
| Disaster risk | 100/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 234 days |
| July high | 97°F |
| January low | 38°F |
| Annual snowfall | 2 in |
| Home price YoY | -3.1% |
| Home price MoM | -0.5% |
| Rent YoY | +0.1% |
| Rent MoM | +0.1% |
| Ocean coast | 264 mi |
| Big lake | 78 mi |
| Mountains | 204 mi |
| Major airport | 5 mi |
| Ski resort | 522 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Dallas
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- What is the cost of living in Dallas, TX?
- Dallas indexes at 101 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,850/mo and a median home value of $400,000.
- How much does a house cost in Dallas?
- The median home value in Dallas is $400,000, 56% above the Texas median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Dallas?
- A two-bedroom in Dallas rents for about $1,850/mo.