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.
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.
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 →
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.
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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 →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days 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 |