TX · Metro #4

Dallas - TX housing market

The Dallas metro has a typical home value of $364,793, down 2.6% from a year ago. Homes sell in 30 days on average, a balanced market. 34% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$364,793
-2.6% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$385,221
-1.0% YoY
Median list price
$428,333
Sale-to-list ratio
98.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
30d
Listings w/ price cut
33.9%
New listings / mo
9,978
-5.5% YoY
Homes for sale
36,826
-5.5% YoY
Typical rent
$1,667/mo
+0.3% YoY
Income needed to buy
$100,300
Rent vs buy
18.2x
September 2026 report · Zillow data through July 2026

Dallas housing market, September 2026

The typical Dallas home is worth $364,793 as of July 2026, down 0.2% from the prior month, down 0.9% over three months, and down 2.6% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $364,793 to $387,912.

Homes are going pending in about 30 days, slower than the 28 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 36,826 homes for sale, 5% fewer than a year ago. 33.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 27.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,667 a month, up 0.3% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 18.2.

At this week's 6.71% mortgage rate with 20% down ($72,959), the typical Dallas home costs about $2,341 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $100,300 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$388k$365kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Days to pending, 24 months
54d23dAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
39.1k28.2kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.71% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($364,793) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Dallas - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 2.6% over the past year. A home worth $374,531 last year is now worth roughly $364,793.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $385,221. Homes are selling at 98.2% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Dallas - TX sit on the market for roughly 30 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 33.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 9,978 new listings hit the market each month in Dallas - TX. There are currently 36,826 homes for sale, down 5.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Dallas - TX is $1,667, up 0.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 18.2x, toss-up (#73 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,885 a month in principal and interest, $218 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.55% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in TX

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Houston - TX$307,772 -2.0% 36.0d
San Antonio - TX$279,434 -1.9% 39.0d
Austin - TX$424,339 -5.2% 48.0d
McAllen - TX$191,508 +0.0% 78.0d
El Paso - TX$233,302 +1.8% 30.0d
Killeen - TX$251,916 -1.5% 42.0d
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