Balch Springs, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Dallas County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 27,307

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45
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Balch Springs stands

Home values down 5.0% in the last year.

Median home $225,038
1-year -5.0%
5-yr CAGR +2.9%
vs 5-yr peak -10.1%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$225k$92k$148k$204k$260k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
83/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.1
Buy

At a 10.1 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Balch Springs on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 10.1 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
25 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
52 · w22%
Distance from peak
45 · w18%
Population growth
40 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
83 · w10%
Long thesis

Balch Springs has held up across the cycle: home values at $225,038 with +2.9% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Balch Springs is down 5.0% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Balch Springs

Balch Springs is a city in Dallas County, Texas, with an estimated population of 27,307. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The median home value in Balch Springs is $225,038 as of 2026-04, down 5.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +2.9% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 10% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Balch Springs average $1,858 per month. The composite momentum score is 45 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Balch Springs has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 5.0% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
●10% off recent peak — buyers are getting through-the-cycle pricing, not the peak.
●Flat or shrinking population: -0.3% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — verify the source.

About Balch Springs (Wikipedia)

Balch Springs is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 27,685 at the 2020 census. It was 23,728 at the 2010 census, and 25,007 at 2019's census estimates.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Dallas County right now.

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Run the numbers for Balch Springs

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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