Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 83
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Home Value
$360,437
−2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
83
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,659/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$118
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 34% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.4% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $103k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,935 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $919/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $118 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +7% over the next 12 months (60% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.7% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +1.2%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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Counties in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County, TX | $306.6K | −1.9% | 84 |
| Tarrant County, TX | $321.7K | −1.0% | 73 |
| Collin County, TX | $475.3K | −5.1% | 83 |
| Denton County, TX | $435.6K | −3.1% | 84 |
| Ellis County, TX | $371.9K | −0.9% | 85 |
| Johnson County, TX | $338.9K | −1.3% | 79 |
| Kaufman County, TX | $294.9K | −4.0% | 90 |
| Parker County, TX | $442.9K | −0.2% | 87 |
| Rockwall County, TX | $411.1K | −2.4% | 92 |
| Hunt County, TX | $276K | −2.7% | 97 |
| Wise County, TX | $375.7K | −0.5% | 86 |