City profile
Dallas, TX cost of living
TX · BEA RPP 103.09
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City metrics retain the historical BEA 2024 and HUD FY2027 benchmarks. Change-log entries are dated source notices and do not automatically update those values.
2024 overall RPP
103.09
US = 100
2024 housing-rent RPP
117.874
Housing component
2024 goods RPP
102.838
Goods component
2-BR FMR (HUD)
$1,807/mo
FY2027 FMR
Where Dallas, TX sits in the verified metro set
RPP rank
#21 of 67
+3.1 vs U.S. average
Vs median metro
+3.6
median RPP 99.5
2-BR rent rank
#26 of 67
+118/mo vs median verified metro
RPP ranks use only verified ReloMath metro records. Sources: BEA MARPP 2024 (all items, housing, goods, other services); HUD FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent; reviewed 2026-10-04. These are historical area benchmarks, not current neighborhood prices. HUD FMR is a 40th-percentile gross-rent benchmark, not median rent. BEA metro and HUD rent-area boundaries can differ. BEA: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (Metropolitan Statistical Area) (code 19100). HUD: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area (code METRO19100M19100); counties or county equivalents: Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Ellis County, Hunt County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County. The official files were retrieved 2026-10-04.
Who’s moving in and out of Dallas, TX
IRS tax-return migration · 2022-2023Cost of living is only half the relocation question. The other half is which way people are actually voting with their feet, straight from IRS tax-return migration for the Dallas, TX metro.
Moved in
179,893
people · 103,915 households
Moved out
143,523
people · 84,611 households
Net
+36,370
net gain of residents
Net migration rank
#1 of 65
among IRS-covered ReloMath metros
Vs median net flow
+35,999
median +371 people
Largest flow share
5% in / 6% out
top named county shares
Where new residents came from
- Harris County, TX 9,086
- Los Angeles County, CA 6,310
- Travis County, TX 5,000
- Bexar County, TX 4,633
- Maricopa County, AZ 3,738
Where residents moved to
- Harris County, TX 7,897
- Travis County, TX 5,450
- Grayson County, TX 5,046
- Bexar County, TX 3,714
- Williamson County, TX 2,756
Counts are IRS tax filers (returns ≈ households, individuals ≈ exemptions) who changed address between 2022-2023. Flows too small for IRS to disclose are grouped and excluded from the named lists. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration data ↗, mapped to metros via the U.S. Census CBSA delineation.
What salary do you need in Dallas, TX?
Historical BEA 2024 salary illustration relative to the U.S. average (RPP 100), before tax and household adjustments. Housing is already included in overall RPP.
| In US-average city | You need in Dallas, TX | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $51,545 | $50,000 x (103.09/100) |
| $75,000 | $77,318 | $75,000 x (103.09/100) |
| $100,000 | $103,090 | $100,000 x (103.09/100) |
| $125,000 | $128,862 | $125,000 x (103.09/100) |
| $150,000 | $154,635 | $150,000 x (103.09/100) |
| $200,000 | $206,180 | $200,000 x (103.09/100) |
Salary illustrations use BEA 2024 overall Regional Price Parities (RPP) only, before tax and household-specific adjustments. Overall RPP already includes housing. HUD FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is a separate historical gross-rent benchmark, not a current lease or median rent. Do not add rent to the RPP salary figure. Your lease and moving quote belong in a separate budget. Not financial advice.
Step 2: what will the move itself cost?
The historical salary illustration is separate from moving payments. Use an actual mover quote and lease terms in your budget summary.
State income tax note
Income tax and payroll deductions are not calculated. Obtain take-home estimates for your actual work and home addresses.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cost of living in Dallas, TX?
- In the historical BEA 2024 benchmark, Dallas, TX has an overall Regional Price Parity of 103.09 (US average = 100). Its overall price level is 3.1% higher than the national average for that year.
- What salary do I need to live in Dallas, TX?
- If you earn $100,000 in a US-average city (RPP 100), the BEA 2024 RPP illustration is approximately $103,090 in Dallas, TX, before tax and household adjustments.
- What historical rent benchmark is shown for Dallas, TX?
- The historical HUD Fair Market Rent benchmark for a 2-bedroom associated with Dallas, TX is $1,807 per month as of FY2027.
- Are people moving to or away from Dallas, TX?
- Based on IRS tax-return migration data for 2022-2023, about 179,893 people moved into the Dallas, TX metro and 143,523 moved out — a net gain of roughly 36,370 residents. The largest single source of new residents was Harris County, TX.
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