Dallas Neighborhood Guide

Dallas

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Big D. Ninth-largest city in the United States. Top of the heap in the country’s fourth-largest metropolitan area. Where America’s Team was born. Namesake of a wildly popular television drama that bequeathed the city its own theme song.

Don’t let Dallas’ iconic imagery mislead you into picturing the place as a homogenous patchwork of concrete and steel affixed atop the edge of the southern plains. Each of the city’s distinct neighborhoods has its own story to tell, and it’s our privilege to tell them all.

What the Locals Say About Dallas

The Cliches

Big. Big Hair. Big Cars. Big Egos. Country music lovin’, beer-swillin’, two-steppin’. J.R. Ewing and ruthless oil men. Ladies who lunch between Botox sessions. Cowboys and longhorns and buckin’ broncos.

The Reality

Country music has its fans here, and we do love a good craft brew or a night at the Round-Up, but Dallas today is better understood as a great American city striving to make itself even greater, a place so enamored of business innovation that the word “entrepreneur” is often spoken in tones of hushed reverence.

The Future

Dallas has grand plans. Always seems to have grand plans. The central dispute now is over transportation — whether more highway lanes through the central core are necessary to accommodate the new residents flooding into the metropolitan area. Will the city embrace greater density or subsidize suburban sprawl?

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Regions of Dallas

The Rebirth of Dallas

By Wick Allison

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How Neighborhoods Compare

NeighborhoodPopulationArea (Square Miles)Pop. Density (Per Sq. Mile)Median AgeHousehold IncomeMedian Home Value% Owner-OccupiedAvg. Commute in Minutes
West Dallas 57,174 15.97358032.8$60,745$231,64538%28
Southeast Dallas 203,268 61.223320.229.7$47,894$124,69853%34
Pleasant Grove 60,490 12.55482129.8$50,803$112,58365%35
Far North Dallas 117,447 24.454803.437.2$84,945$377,10431%25
Bent Tree 7,903 3.262423.248$94,865$414,40027%23
Glen Abbey240.1552.25$87,500$750,00035.71%23
Northwood Hills - Valley View 10,091 3.512874.441.2$128,734$536,11460%26
Preston Highlands14680.354242.846.2$115,296$333,96081.6%24
Preston Trail1250.18694.459.5$132,692$594,07976.2%23
Prestonwood 14,738 2.885109.542.8$130,893$467,56771%26
Northeast Dallas 3,384 1.04324643.5$179,271$631,20095%29
Lake Highlands 99,360 16.496026.437.7$72,838$340,09132%29
Merriman Park - University Manor 3,351 0.814160.438.1$60,664$384,60036%30
North Dallas 79,381 16.714751.747.5$150,303$797,11754%23
Melshire Estates 3,177 0.684677.654.1$95,729$529,10068%21
Preston Hollow 13,348 6.132176.356.8$169,757$1,050,96470%21
East Dallas 198,729 29.766677.735.9$90,766$379,81846%29
Casa View 35,644 6.065885.136.6$56,535$173,05350%33
Eastwood 1,759 0.355082.533.8$117,302$381,75041%30
Hillside 1,487 0.334461.637.9$133,587$483,20074%24
Lake Park Estates 1,191 0.542212.847.5$127,000$483,00073%29
Little Forest Hills 1,597 0.652451.249.2$120,738$318,25075%28
Mount Auburn 4,779 0.58827534.8$60,999$172,26738%28
Old Lake Highlands 3,802 0.914192.536.3$100,016$347,20064%27
The Peninsula 712 1.29551.655.8$126,518$589,10091%25
Casa Linda 5,645 1.8313341.5$105,068$361,10068%29
Forest Hills 1,522 0.552744.344.7$222,863$572,70099%26
Hollywood Heights - Santa Monica 2,568 0.426167.139.7$118,009$469,15070%26
Lakewood 14,654 5.052901.339.7$165,940$785,10967%27
Lakewood Heights 2,705 0.426397.237$246,740$879,80078%25
Lochwood 7,725 1.784341.340.7$105,248$294,70066%31
Lower Greenville 8,448 1.32639733.2$143,901$547,35051%25
M Streets - Vickery Place 7,258 1.066860.632.7$115,918$609,18647%22
Wilshire Heights 1,040 0.244274.439.8$147,868$470,00074%24
Ridgewood Park 526 0.232256.141.3$141,369$491,30076%25
Northwest Dallas 118,269 28.774110.637.7$92,232$428,26537%26
Love Field 13,464 5.642388.241.4$69,537$235,37133%25
Midway Hollow 5,791 1.254628.444.4$119,701$438,76075%24
Northaven Park 176,530 21.688141.435.8$67,814$322,22626%23
Oak Cliff 311,321 71.984325.235.6$48,555$168,66545%31
Kiestwood 2,090 0.474454.843.2$110,325$231,30073%26
North Oak Cliff 70,830 11.126366.936.5$64,594$275,12351%30
Southwest Dallas 128,516 37.453431.434.7$69,680$173,79758%30
Central Dallas 200,759 28.597022.935.5$79,298$404,91624%24
Deep Ellum - Expo Park 2,397 0.544436.535.9$58,786$78,00012%23
Downtown 15,120 3.24720.234.7$90,173$623,50014%24
Medical District 2,461 1.381780.341$56,7920%23
Oak Lawn 29,269 2.7910494.837.6$78,135$344,01129%22
Old East Dallas 35,978 4.18766.535.1$66,653$385,57319%26
South Dallas/Fair Park 31,918 14.652179.236.2$36,863$100,09330%34
Design District 864 0.651335.131.3$91,9691%20
Uptown 22,721 1.4116065.131.7$107,603$433,33313%21
Park Cities 70,142 8.997803.341.4$156,062$976,50756%19
Devonshire 2,338 0.46511836.7$137,500$932,40045%20
Bluffview 3,912 1.422750.239.6$164,186$814,50070%22
Greenway Parks 971 0.342824.339.8$217,250$1,067,50064%21
Highland Park 8,895 2.243965.543.9$217,668$1,581,23473%19
University Park 21,755 3.246721.738.5$199,968$1,365,91076%18

Dallas Neighborhoods

Sources: Demographic data pulled from Nielsen SiteReports and represents sampling based on most recent U.S. Census estimates. Crime data provided by local police departments.