Richardson, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Dallas County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 118,221

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Richardson, TX
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52
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Richardson stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $447,802
1-year -2.0%
5-yr CAGR +4.7%
vs 5-yr peak -4.2%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-06$448k$231k$316k$401k$486k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
52/100
Somewhat walkable
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
81/100
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 trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,671/mo$1,328$1,597$1,866202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent126118100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 22.3
Lean rent

At a 22.3 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Richardson. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
40 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
63 · w22%
Distance from peak
65 · w18%
Population growth
41 · w16%
Rent YoY
39 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
68 · w10%
Long thesis

Richardson has held up across the cycle: home values at $447,802 with +4.7% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Richardson'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 Richardson

Richardson is a city in Dallas County, Texas, with an estimated population of 118,221. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The median home value in Richardson is $447,802 as of 2026-04, down 2.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.7% annual growth (-4.2% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Richardson average $1,671 per month, down 1.2% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 52 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Richardson 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

●Cooling: -2.0% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Richardson (Wikipedia)

Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.

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

City facts

MayorDon Magner
Area28.66 sq mi
Elevation633 ft
Nickname"The Telecom Corridor"
Density4168.49/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

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.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

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.

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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 Richardson

46 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Waterview Preservation$749,665+4.4%
2Sharp's Farm$731,511-4.3%
3Saddlebrook$726,460-4.3%
4Knolls of Breckinridge$704,038-2.9%
5Woods of Spring Creek II$693,054-2.5%
6J. J. Pearce$692,492+2.8%
7Breckinridge Farms$686,288-4.4%
8Cottonwood Creek$673,141+2.4%
9Heather Ridge$658,925-4.4%
10Spring Park$657,017-1.7%
11Canyon Creek$648,817+1.1%
12Fairways of Sherril Park$643,789-4.8%
13Reservation$618,051+4.4%
14Creek Hollow Estates$572,966-6.3%
15Enclave at Breckinridge$571,053-6.0%
16Mackenzie Meadows$563,748-2.7%
17Wyndsor Estates$561,892-5.3%
18Richland Meadows$557,607-1.7%
19Knights Bridge Estates$551,041-6.4%
20Morningstar Meadows$529,688-4.1%
21Sherril Park North And Foxboro Addition$508,973-5.8%
22Crowley Park$500,597-3.7%
23Breckinridge Park Estates$497,504-3.8%
24University Estates North$491,565-3.6%

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Run the numbers for Richardson

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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.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

Open current Richardson listings on the major real-estate sites.

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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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