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What Is It Like to Live in Dallas?

What it costs to live in Dallas, and how it compares with other Texas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

20

192nd best value in Texas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Texas cities.

Overall livability

36

158th overall in Texas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Dallas is home to about 1,300,239 people. A typical home runs $230,000 and a household earns around $58,200, a price-to-income ratio of 4.0. Among Texas's largest cities, it ranks 192nd for value and 158th overall.

Dallas at a glance

Median home price

$230,000

187th in TX of 198

Median rent

$1,178/mo

Median household income

$58,200

Home price to income

4.0x

Unemployment

5.1%

99th in TX of 198

School rating

4/10

116th in TX of 198

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TX of 198

Walk score

100/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Texas only. Updated 2026.