Dallas County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 1,326,087
Where Dallas stands
Home values down 3.4% in the last year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
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 trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 15.9 price-to-rent ratio, Dallas is in the 'depends on horizon' zone. Buy if you'll be there 5+ years and value flexibility on the home; rent if you might move, want zero maintenance friction, or expect rates to drop.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Dallas has held up across the cycle: home values at $311,957 with +3.1% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Dallas's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.
About Dallas
Dallas is a city in Dallas County, Texas, with an estimated population of 1,326,087. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The median home value in Dallas is $311,957 as of 2026-04, down 3.4% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.1% annual growth (-6.5% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Dallas average $1,631 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.2%). The composite momentum score is 50 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
About Dallas (Wikipedia)
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census. Along with the city of Fort Worth, Dallas anchors the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous metropolitan area in Texas, at 8.5 million people. Dallas is a core city of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern U.S. and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the seat of Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles (1,000 km2) and extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Things to see in Dallas(Places of interest)
- Adolphus Hotel
- African American Museum
- American Airlines Center
- Arts District
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Bishop Arts District
- Cedars
- Cotton Bowl
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- Dallas Baptist University
- Dallas Chamber Symphony
- Dallas Hilton, the world's first modern Hilton
+18 more on Wikipedia.
Extracted from the Wikipedia article. Names linked in the source — open the city’s Wikipedia page for details.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
No active National Weather Service alerts for Dallas County right now.
Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Dallas County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.
Neighborhoods of Dallas
13 tracked · ranked by median home valueCities like Dallas
Run the numbers for Dallas
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
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.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
Open current Dallas listings on the major real-estate sites.
Links open the live search on the destination site — results are always current.
Local news & community
Latest news
- When does the first White Castle burgers open in Texas? Construction starts soon in The ColonyDallas News · 14h ago
- Texas sues Dallas-area roofing company accused of scamming homeownersFOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 9h ago
- Dallas Fort Worth Airport Cancels Hundreds of Flights as Storms Hit TexasThe New York Times · 1d ago
- Dallas' Henderson Ave. project lands 11 new tenants from bagels to bootsCultureMap Dallas · 1d ago
- Texas orders Muslim university in Dallas to shut downYahoo · 4h ago
- North Texas transportation companies prepare for World Cup travel surgeNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 5h ago
Local chatter (Reddit)
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
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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