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

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Rockwall County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 53,547

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Rockwall, TX
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61
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Rockwall stands

Population growing 3.2% per year.

Median home $482,483
1-year -1.6%
5-yr CAGR +4.9%
vs 5-yr peak -5.3%
Population +3.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$482k$257k$348k$439k$530k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
35/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
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
95/100
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
$1,894/mo$1,474$1,744$2,014202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent127121100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.2
Lean rent

At a 21.2 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Rockwall. 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
42 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
65 · w22%
Distance from peak
59 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
49 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
66 · w10%
Long thesis

Rockwall has held up across the cycle: home values at $482,483 with +4.9% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Rockwall'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 Rockwall

Rockwall is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, with an estimated population of 53,547. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The population has grown 3.2% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Rockwall is $482,483 as of 2026-04, down 1.6% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.9% annual growth (-5.3% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Rockwall average $1,894 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.6%). The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 3.2% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Rockwall has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Rockwall (Wikipedia)

Rockwall is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Rockwall County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that as of 2023, Rockwall's population is 52,918, up from 47,251 in the 2020 census. The name Rockwall is derived from a naturally jointed geological formation, which has the appearance of an artificial wall.

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

City facts

MayorMary Smith
Area29.97 sq mi
Elevation561 ft
Densityauto/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 Rockwall County right now.

NWS active alerts (TX)Texas Emergency ManagementHow to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Rockwall County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Rockwall

23 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Breezy Hill$688,807-1.0%
2Stone Creek$632,423-0.7%
3The Preserve$624,336-0.0%
4Foxchase$594,781-1.6%
5Hillcrest Shores$533,838-1.3%
6The Shores$487,656-3.2%
7Chandlers Landing$455,646+0.6%
8Caruth Lake$434,756-2.3%
9Turtle Cove$429,783-4.9%
10Northshore$429,009-1.7%
11Quail Run Valley$428,452-1.7%
12Lakeview Summit$409,531-3.1%
13Promenade Harbor$403,750-3.4%
14Stonebridge Meadows$399,488-2.6%
15Lakeside Village$398,510-1.1%
16Lynden Park Estates$362,745-2.4%
17Lofland Farms$353,380-0.8%
18Timber Creek Estates$342,756-3.9%
19Hickory Ridge$342,010-2.3%
20Highland Meadows$314,827-3.6%
21Meadowcreek Estates$314,533-4.1%
22Willow Ridge Estates$289,016-5.0%
23Rockwall Lake Estates$242,154-5.5%

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Run the numbers for Rockwall

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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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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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