Dallas housing market
Typical home value
$358K
▼ 2.0% 1 yr
Typical rent
$1,659/mo
▲ 0.7% 1 yr
12-month forecast
−0.9%
#510 of 546 metros
Gross rent yield
5.6%
#333 of 546 · U.S. 6.3%
Days to pending
64 days
■ 0 days 1 yr
Listings with a price cut
34%
▼ −0.2 pts 1 yr
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home is worth $358,242, down 2.0% in a year and up 11% over five years.
- 2Zillow forecasts home values falling 0.9% over the next 12 months (U.S.: +1.1%).
- 3Typical rent is $1,659/mo (+0.7% YoY), a 5.6% gross yield, below the U.S. 6.3%.
- 4At 7.32% with 20% down, the typical home costs $1,969/mo in principal and interest, $310 more than renting.
- 5Homes go under contract in 64 days (0 days vs last year); 34% of listings have had a price cut.
Market temperature
Strong buyer's market
Buyer'sNeutralSeller's
Zillow Market Heat Index: 27/100, #476 hottest of 546 metros. Below 44 favors buyers; above 55 favors sellers.
Home values and rent
How fast homes are selling
For saleNew listings
Affordability
To buy (20% down)To rent
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
How Dallas compares
| Measure | Dallas | United States | Rank of 546 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home value, 1-yr change | −2.0% | +1.2% | #525 |
| Home value, 5-yr change | +10.8% | +19.7% | |
| 12-month forecast | −0.9% | +1.1% | #510 |
| Rent, 1-yr change | +0.7% | +2.7% | #491 |
| Gross rent yield | 5.6% | 6.3% | #333 |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 18.0 | 15.8 | |
| Mortgage P&I on typical home | $1,969 | $2,012 | |
| Income needed to buy | $108,069 | $100,902 | |
| Days to pending | 64 | 56 |
Cities in the Dallas metro
72 cities with home value and rent data.
| Dallas | $303K | ▼ 1.4% | $1,604 | ▲ 1.0% | 6.3% |
| Fort Worth | $293K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,612 | ▲ 1.3% | 6.6% |
| Arlington | $306K | ▼ 0.5% | $1,468 | ▲ 0.8% | 5.7% |
| Plano | $498K | ▼ 3.3% | $1,736 | ▲ 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Irving | $338K | ▼ 0.1% | $1,595 | ▲ 1.2% | 5.7% |
| Garland | $281K | ▼ 2.9% | $1,560 | ▼ 0.7% | 6.7% |
| Frisco | $640K | ▼ 3.9% | $1,840 | ▼ 0.7% | 3.4% |
| McKinney | $473K | ▼ 5.1% | $1,741 | ▼ 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Grand Prairie | $313K | ▼ 1.2% | $1,673 | ▲ 2.0% | 6.4% |
| Mesquite | $257K | ▼ 2.1% | $1,458 | ▲ 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Denton | $343K | ▼ 3.1% | $1,492 | ▼ 1.1% | 5.2% |
| Carrollton | $396K | ▼ 1.4% | $1,650 | ▲ 1.2% | 5.0% |
| Lewisville | $384K | ▼ 2.4% | $1,538 | ▲ 0.5% | 4.8% |
| Richardson | $437K | ▲ 0.6% | $1,648 | ▲ 0.5% | 4.5% |
| Allen | $488K | ▼ 5.1% | $1,734 | ▲ 0.9% | 4.3% |
| Flower Mound | $600K | ■ 0.0% | $2,298 | ▼ 0.2% | 4.6% |
| North Richland Hills | $364K | ▲ 0.7% | $1,557 | ▲ 1.6% | 5.1% |
| Mansfield | $441K | ▼ 0.2% | $1,707 | ▼ 1.0% | 4.6% |
| Weatherford | $396K | ▲ 0.4% | $1,519 | ▲ 3.3% | 4.6% |
| Little Elm | $391K | ▼ 5.3% | $2,268 | ▲ 1.6% | 7.0% |
| Euless | $352K | ■ 0.0% | $1,628 | ▲ 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Wylie | $416K | ▼ 5.3% | $1,880 | ▲ 0.1% | 5.4% |
| Waxahachie | $368K | ▼ 1.2% | $1,780 | ▲ 2.7% | 5.8% |
| Desoto | $319K | ▼ 1.2% | $2,131 | ■ 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Rowlett | $363K | ▼ 2.5% | $1,634 | ▼ 0.2% | 5.4% |
| Forney | $303K | ▼ 4.8% | $2,085 | ▼ 0.8% | 8.2% |
| Grapevine | $549K | ▲ 2.4% | $1,746 | ▲ 1.2% | 3.8% |
| Cedar Hill | $311K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,823 | ▲ 0.7% | 7.0% |
| Bedford | $370K | ▲ 1.1% | $1,340 | ▲ 0.5% | 4.3% |
| Cleburne | $268K | ▼ 2.5% | $1,403 | ▲ 8.2% | 6.3% |
| Rockwall | $472K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,764 | ▲ 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Lancaster | $269K | ▼ 1.8% | $2,252 | ▲ 3.8% | 10.0% |
| Haltom City | $238K | ▼ 2.7% | $1,357 | ▲ 2.4% | 6.8% |
| Burleson | $335K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,703 | ■ 0.0% | 6.1% |
| The Colony | $395K | ▼ 2.5% | $1,822 | ▼ 0.8% | 5.5% |
| Coppell | $608K | ■ 0.0% | $2,120 | ▲ 1.6% | 4.2% |
| Keller | $648K | ▲ 1.9% | $2,032 | ▲ 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Duncanville | $273K | ▼ 0.2% | $1,509 | ▼ 1.5% | 6.6% |
| Hurst | $333K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,404 | ▲ 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Greenville | $238K | ▼ 2.4% | $1,513 | ▲ 1.1% | 7.6% |
| Midlothian | $452K | ▼ 0.2% | $1,908 | ▲ 1.0% | 5.1% |
| Farmers Branch | $374K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,663 | ▲ 0.2% | 5.3% |
| Prosper | $760K | ▼ 5.1% | $2,112 | ▼ 0.6% | 3.3% |
| Crowley | $311K | ▼ 2.5% | $1,934 | ▲ 4.5% | 7.5% |
| Azle | $333K | ■ 0.0% | $1,764 | ▼ 3.2% | 6.4% |
| Royse City | $309K | ▼ 4.4% | $2,168 | ▼ 0.7% | 8.4% |
| Celina | $512K | ▼ 8.9% | $2,009 | ▲ 0.1% | 4.7% |
| Aubrey | $338K | ▼ 7.1% | $1,734 | ▼ 0.2% | 6.2% |
| Saginaw | $295K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,857 | ▲ 0.3% | 7.6% |
| Sachse | $428K | ▼ 2.8% | $1,699 | ▲ 0.5% | 4.8% |
| Haslet | $384K | ▼ 2.6% | $2,096 | ▼ 2.6% | 6.6% |
| Ennis | $261K | ▼ 1.7% | $1,709 | ▼ 2.1% | 7.9% |
| Watauga | $272K | ▼ 0.3% | $2,033 | ▲ 2.4% | 9.0% |
| Anna | $337K | ▼ 6.7% | $1,803 | ▲ 0.2% | 6.4% |
| Benbrook | $314K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,250 | ▲ 7.3% | 4.8% |
| Princeton | $283K | ▼ 9.8% | $1,972 | ▼ 0.6% | 8.4% |
| Corinth | $405K | ▼ 2.0% | $1,708 | ▼ 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Aledo | $542K | ▼ 1.2% | $2,683 | ▲ 6.6% | 5.9% |
| White Settlement | $215K | ▼ 2.2% | $1,546 | ▲ 5.4% | 8.6% |
| Seagoville | $268K | ▼ 2.5% | $1,980 | ▲ 0.9% | 8.9% |
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Cash flow on a typical Dallas rental ($358K, $1,659/mo), pre-filled.
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Gross yield = 12 × typical rent ÷ typical home value, before expenses. Mortgage estimate: 20% down, 30-year fixed at the current Freddie Mac average, principal and interest only. Forecast: Zillow Home Value Forecast. Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.