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Moving to Dallas: What Housing Costs

Housing is the part of a move you can price before you arrive. The median tracked ZIP in Dallas has a typical home value of $297,837 and typical rent of $1,575 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $145,509 in 75210 to $1,076,322 in 75209 — a factor of 7.4. The metro income-needed indicator changed -3.07% year over year.

Key stats

  • The median tracked ZIP in Dallas has a typical home value of $297,837 and typical rent of $1,575 per month.
  • Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $145,509 in 75210 to $1,076,322 in 75209 — a factor of 7.4.
  • The metro income-needed indicator changed -3.07% year over year.
  • The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 15.8.
  • 11 of 40 tracked ZIPs (28%) show the current cooling flag.
Tracked ZIP markets
40
Median ZIP home value
$297,837
Median ZIP rent
$1,575
housing cost spread
Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $145,509 in 75210 to $1,076,322 in 75209 — a factor of 7.4.
income needed change
The metro income-needed indicator changed -3.07% year over year.
metro price to rent
The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 15.8.

What housing costs in Dallas today

The median tracked ZIP in Dallas has a typical home value of $297,837 and typical rent of $1,575 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $145,509 in 75210 to $1,076,322 in 75209 — a factor of 7.4. A mover picks one of those ZIPs rather than their average, so the metro median is the wrong number to plan against.

The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 15.8, which is the measure that decides whether renting first is the cheaper way to arrive.

What income the move needs

The metro income-needed indicator stands at $107,347.

It changed -3.07% year over year, so the salary that worked for a mover last year is not the salary that works now.

This page measures housing only. Groceries, transport, taxes, and insurance are not included and can move the total in either direction.

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