Dallas, TX

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Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Dallas ranks

• #5 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 72.7
• #7 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 69.1
• #7 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 64.8
• #8 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 60.9
• #9 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 67.9
• #11 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 50.4
• #13 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 35.3
• #13 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 48.6
• #13 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 49.4
• #21 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 79.0
• #32 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 62.7
• #47 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 50.7
• #54 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 45.0
• #63 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 24.6
• #64 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 33.7
• #65 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 35.8
• #70 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 38.9
• #77 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 23.0

Things to do in Dallas

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 188

  AT&T Discovery District, Abbott Park, Alexan Lower Greenville Dog Park…

• Playgrounds 60

  Exall Playground, Sheila and Jody Grant Children's Park…

• Restaurants 332

  8 Cloves, Adair's Saloon, All Day Kitchens…

• Cafes 60

  AllGood Cafe, Beans & Brews Coffee House, Berni Bean Coffee…

• Bars & pubs 123

  1519 Main, ALCATRAZ, Alexandre's…

• Breweries 4

  Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Dot's Hop House, Four Corners Brewing Company…

• Museums 13

  African American Museum, Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas Museum of Art…

• Art galleries 6

  Kettle Art Gallery, Mesbelle Gallery, Perspective Art…

• Theaters & cinemas 23

  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Annette Strauss Square, Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas…

• Libraries 5

  Dallas Public Library - Oak Lawn, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Lakewood Public Library…

• Attractions 23

  Children's Aquarium, Dallas World Aquarium, Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden…

• Grocery stores 26

  Aldi, Eatzi's Gourmet, El Rancho…

• Gyms & sports centers 24

  24 Hour Fitness, 9Round, ASI Gymnastics…

• Hospitals & clinics 19

  AllCare Clinic, BSW Surgicare, Baylor Medical Center at Uptown…

• Colleges & universities 10

  Criswell College, Criswell College, Dallas Theological Seminary…

Local facts

Median household income

$67,760

Median rent

$1,403 / mo

Median home value

$295,300

Median age

33.4

Unemployment

4.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.4%

Poverty rate

17.2%

Renter-occupied homes

57.6%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

362

Students enrolled

208,412

Students per teacher

14.6 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

81.9%

Charter schools

19.6%

School districts serving the city

37

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Districts: Dallas Isd, Richardson Isd, Uplift Education, Highland Park Isd, Kipp Texas Public Schools

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

37.0%

No leisure-time physical activity

31.7%

Adults with diabetes

13.1%

Adults who smoke

13.2%

Frequent mental distress

17.3%

Sleeping under 7 hours

35.9%

Adults without health insurance

22.7%

Routine checkup in past year

75.2%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

80.6%

Share of city that is parkland

11.0%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

14.7

Median air quality index (county)

53

Unhealthy air days (county)

11

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

88.4%

Households with no internet

8.6%

Average commute

26.0 min

Work from home

14.0%

Commute by transit

2.3%

Commute on foot

2.2%

Commute by bike

0.2%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Dallas County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 7 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Hail: very high
• Heat wave: very high
• Cold wave: very high
• Tornado: very high

ZIP codes

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