CITY PROFILE

Dallas, TX

Urban sprawl means affordable housing, but your commute owns your soul.

By the numbers

Typical home value$367K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,678/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature18.6°C · warmest 30.1°C · coolest 6.4°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation922 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#4 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy90
  • Affordable to rent87
  • Climate comfort90
  • Big-city amenities93

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.