Dallas cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX had 8,344,032 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 103.1, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,807
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,718
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
102.8
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
90.7
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
28.8 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$92,733
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.44%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Texas
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Related comparisons
From Dallas
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Dallas.
- Dallas and San Francisco · rent gap $1,890
- Dallas and San Jose · rent gap $1,465
- Dallas and Boston · rent gap $1,201
- Dallas and New York · rent gap $1,164
- Dallas and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,157
- Dallas and San Diego · rent gap $1,016
- Dallas and McAllen · rent gap $790
- Dallas and Wichita · rent gap $764