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Lower Greenville

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Welcome to Lower Greenville

Though still better known as an entertainment district featuring many of Dallas’ best bars and restaurants, Lower Greenville has recently cleaned up its rough-and-tumble reputation to become a close-knit community of residents committed to making their neighborhood even better. And, yes, many of them are usually up for a night out in the heart of the city.

Population

7,706

Median Owner-Occupied Home Value

$347,451

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What the Locals Say

Locals Love

That they can walk to their favorite neighborhood joint and back home again after an evening of throwing back a cocktail or three.

Locals Complain

Departing patrons of nearby drinking establishments have been known at times to relieve themselves on neighborhood lawns. One community gadfly (who has since moved) made it his mission to publish photographs online of people he caught in the midst of such acts.

Private-Public Partnership

Property owners agreed to the creation of a planned-development district — requiring special-use permits for businesses opened past midnight — in the most southernmost portion of the neighborhood (Lowest Greenville) that has led to a renaissance.

Don't Miss the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade

After the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade — staged a bit north, along Upper Greenville — Lower Greenville becomes one giant block party as seemingly the entire city descends on the area for daylong merriment (as well as possibly some light debauchery).

Why I Love Lower Greenville

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Demographics

Population

The 2016 population of Lower Greenville is estimated to be 7,706. That’s a change of +3.6% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +4.1%.

The number of households is 4,000, a change of +4.7% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +4.7%.

The average household size is 1.93.

Income & Employment

The median household income is $73,273 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 14.8% aren’t in the labor force. 5.3% of families live below the poverty line.

Among those employed, 10.4% are blue-collar workers, 72.6% are white-collar workers, and 17.0% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.

The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 25.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.6.

Housing

46.2% of Lower Greenville homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $347,451

46.5% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 14.4 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 7.0 years.

The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1953.

Crime

Lower Greenville includes portions of these police beats: 142, 143, 144

Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:

Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) 20
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) 9
Business Burglaries 59
Home Burglaries 123
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries 350
Auto Thefts 87
Business Robberies 5
Robberies of Individuals 29
Shoplifting Incidents 12
Other Thefts 156
Murders 0
Rapes 2
School Passing Grades
2016 STAAR exam passing rates for neighborhood public schools:
Dallas ISD J.L. Long Middle School 69
Dallas ISD Robert E. Lee Elementary 69
Dallas ISD Stonewall Jackson Elementary 91
Dallas ISD Woodrow Wilson High School 79

Real Estate Snapshot

% Owner-Occupied Housing

46.5%

Avg. Household Size

1.93

Number of Households

4,000

Avg. Length of Residency by Owner

14.4 years

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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. School STAAR exam passing rates from Texas Education Agency.