Cost of living in Lake Dallas, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,519 a month.
Lake Dallas is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,879 a year.
- People
- 7,822
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,519
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,879
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $269,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,807
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Lake Dallas, Texas has about 7,822 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $269,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Denton County is $1,807 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Dallas. 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 Lake Dallas'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 Lake Dallas'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, 204 have higher typical rent than Lake Dallas.
Nearby places
- Hickory Creek
Typical rent $2,192
Compare with Lake Dallas - Shady Shores
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Lake Dallas - Corinth
Typical rent $1,891
Compare with Lake Dallas - Highland Village
Typical rent $2,429
Compare with Lake Dallas - Oak Point
Typical rent $2,227
Compare with Lake Dallas - Copper Canyon
Typical rent $1,950
Compare with Lake Dallas - Lewisville
Typical rent $1,670
Compare with Lake Dallas - Lantana
Typical rent $3,458
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.