Cost of living in Grand Prairie, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,629 a month.
Grand Prairie is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,619 a year.
- People
- 201,883
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,629
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,619
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $295,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,807
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Grand Prairie, Texas has about 201,883 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $295,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dallas County is $1,807 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grand Prairie. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, prices sit at 103.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Grand Prairie's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Grand Prairie's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 181 have higher typical rent than Grand Prairie.
Nearby places
- Arlington
Typical rent $1,470
Compare with Grand Prairie - Duncanville
Typical rent $1,630
Compare with Grand Prairie - Dalworthington Gardens
Typical rent $2,042
Compare with Grand Prairie - Cedar Hill
Typical rent $1,993
Compare with Grand Prairie - Pantego
Typical rent $1,440
Compare with Grand Prairie - Cockrell Hill
Typical rent $1,112
Compare with Grand Prairie - Mansfield
Typical rent $1,954
- DeSoto
Typical rent $1,666
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Texas
Bigger places in Texas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.