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South · Texas · pop 1.3M

Dallas, TX

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in TX, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,412 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,309 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,683 left over.

Expect summer highs near 96°F, winter lows around 39°F, and about 234 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 26 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 94HOUSIN 48JOBS 63SAFETY 33CLIMAT 92AMENIT 70

The Dallas fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,729/mo

Typical rent

$1,540/mo

Home value ÷ income

4.8×

Score breakdown

Affordability
94
Housing
48
Jobs
63
Safety
33
Climate
92
Amenities
70

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,420/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,540/mo
Median home value
$320,000
Median household income
$66,000
Population
1,300,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.9%
Job growth (1yr)
2.6%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
780
Property crime rate
3,500

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
96°F
Avg. winter low
39°F
Sunny days / year
234
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈53/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈80/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈18/yr
Annual rain
39"
Annual snow
1"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+25
Int'l airport
≈20 mi
Walkability
46/100
Disaster risk
70/100
Buying instead of renting? Texas's effective property tax runs about 1.58% of home value per year (≈$421/mo on the median $320,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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