Dallas

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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Central Dallas, East Dallas, Far North Dallas, North Dallas, Northeast Dallas, Oak Cliff, Northwest Dallas, Park Cities, Southeast Dallas, Southwest Dallas, West Dallas

Regions of Dallas

How Neighborhoods Compare

Neighborhood	Population	Area (Square Miles)	Pop. Density (Per Sq. Mile)	Median Age	Household Income	Median Home Value	% Owner-Occupied	Avg. Commute in Minutes
West Dallas	57,174	15.97	3580	32.8	$60,745	$231,645	38%	28
Southeast Dallas	203,268	61.22	3320.2	29.7	$47,894	$124,698	53%	34
Pleasant Grove	60,490	12.55	4821	29.8	$50,803	$112,583	65%	35
Far North Dallas	117,447	24.45	4803.4	37.2	$84,945	$377,104	31%	25
Bent Tree	7,903	3.26	2423.2	48	$94,865	$414,400	27%	23
Glen Abbey	24	0.15		52.25	$87,500	$750,000	35.71%	23
Northwood Hills - Valley View	10,091	3.51	2874.4	41.2	$128,734	$536,114	60%	26
Preston Highlands	1468	0.35	4242.8	46.2	$115,296	$333,960	81.6%	24
Preston Trail	125	0.18	694.4	59.5	$132,692	$594,079	76.2%	23
Prestonwood	14,738	2.88	5109.5	42.8	$130,893	$467,567	71%	26
Northeast Dallas	3,384	1.04	3246	43.5	$179,271	$631,200	95%	29
Lake Highlands	99,360	16.49	6026.4	37.7	$72,838	$340,091	32%	29
Merriman Park - University Manor	3,351	0.81	4160.4	38.1	$60,664	$384,600	36%	30
North Dallas	79,381	16.71	4751.7	47.5	$150,303	$797,117	54%	23
Melshire Estates	3,177	0.68	4677.6	54.1	$95,729	$529,100	68%	21
Preston Hollow	13,348	6.13	2176.3	56.8	$169,757	$1,050,964	70%	21
East Dallas	198,729	29.76	6677.7	35.9	$90,766	$379,818	46%	29
Casa View	35,644	6.06	5885.1	36.6	$56,535	$173,053	50%	33
Eastwood	1,759	0.35	5082.5	33.8	$117,302	$381,750	41%	30
Hillside	1,487	0.33	4461.6	37.9	$133,587	$483,200	74%	24
Lake Park Estates	1,191	0.54	2212.8	47.5	$127,000	$483,000	73%	29
Little Forest Hills	1,597	0.65	2451.2	49.2	$120,738	$318,250	75%	28
Mount Auburn	4,779	0.58	8275	34.8	$60,999	$172,267	38%	28
Old Lake Highlands	3,802	0.91	4192.5	36.3	$100,016	$347,200	64%	27
The Peninsula	712	1.29	551.6	55.8	$126,518	$589,100	91%	25
Casa Linda	5,645	1.8	3133	41.5	$105,068	$361,100	68%	29
Forest Hills	1,522	0.55	2744.3	44.7	$222,863	$572,700	99%	26
Hollywood Heights - Santa Monica	2,568	0.42	6167.1	39.7	$118,009	$469,150	70%	26
Lakewood	14,654	5.05	2901.3	39.7	$165,940	$785,109	67%	27
Lakewood Heights	2,705	0.42	6397.2	37	$246,740	$879,800	78%	25
Lochwood	7,725	1.78	4341.3	40.7	$105,248	$294,700	66%	31
Lower Greenville	8,448	1.32	6397	33.2	$143,901	$547,350	51%	25
M Streets - Vickery Place	7,258	1.06	6860.6	32.7	$115,918	$609,186	47%	22
Wilshire Heights	1,040	0.24	4274.4	39.8	$147,868	$470,000	74%	24
Ridgewood Park	526	0.23	2256.1	41.3	$141,369	$491,300	76%	25
Northwest Dallas	118,269	28.77	4110.6	37.7	$92,232	$428,265	37%	26
Love Field	13,464	5.64	2388.2	41.4	$69,537	$235,371	33%	25
Midway Hollow	5,791	1.25	4628.4	44.4	$119,701	$438,760	75%	24
Northaven Park	176,530	21.68	8141.4	35.8	$67,814	$322,226	26%	23
Oak Cliff	311,321	71.98	4325.2	35.6	$48,555	$168,665	45%	31
Kiestwood	2,090	0.47	4454.8	43.2	$110,325	$231,300	73%	26
North Oak Cliff	70,830	11.12	6366.9	36.5	$64,594	$275,123	51%	30
Southwest Dallas	128,516	37.45	3431.4	34.7	$69,680	$173,797	58%	30
Central Dallas	200,759	28.59	7022.9	35.5	$79,298	$404,916	24%	24
Deep Ellum - Expo Park	2,397	0.54	4436.5	35.9	$58,786	$78,000	12%	23
Downtown	15,120	3.2	4720.2	34.7	$90,173	$623,500	14%	24
Medical District	2,461	1.38	1780.3	41	$56,792		0%	23
Oak Lawn	29,269	2.79	10494.8	37.6	$78,135	$344,011	29%	22
Old East Dallas	35,978	4.1	8766.5	35.1	$66,653	$385,573	19%	26
South Dallas/Fair Park	31,918	14.65	2179.2	36.2	$36,863	$100,093	30%	34
Design District	864	0.65	1335.1	31.3	$91,969		1%	20
Uptown	22,721	1.41	16065.1	31.7	$107,603	$433,333	13%	21
Park Cities	70,142	8.99	7803.3	41.4	$156,062	$976,507	56%	19
Devonshire	2,338	0.46	5118	36.7	$137,500	$932,400	45%	20
Bluffview	3,912	1.42	2750.2	39.6	$164,186	$814,500	70%	22
Greenway Parks	971	0.34	2824.3	39.8	$217,250	$1,067,500	64%	21
Highland Park	8,895	2.24	3965.5	43.9	$217,668	$1,581,234	73%	19
University Park	21,755	3.24	6721.7	38.5	$199,968	$1,365,910	76%	18

Dallas Neighborhood Guide

Dallas

What the Locals Say About Dallas

The Cliches

The Reality

The Future

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Regions of Dallas

The Rebirth of Dallas

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How Neighborhoods Compare

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