The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metro has 8.0M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $90K, median home value of $360K, median age of 36, and a 39% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 6.1M of those 8.0M residents. A north-central spine running from the area west of University Park through North Dallas and up to Southlake leads on home values, incomes, and education together, while south Dallas and east Fort Worth sit at the bottom.
Median home value
The top neighborhood is the area west of University Park at $1.3M, roughly 3.5× the metro median. The area west of Southlake follows at $960K, and a North Dallas cluster sits at $914K. At the bottom, a South Dallas cluster reports $151K, the area south of Fort Worth reports $161K, and an east Fort Worth cluster reports $164K. The bulk of the metro's neighborhoods fall in the $300K–$500K band; the ≥$600K tier is confined to the Park Cities enclave and a northern arc through Southlake, Flower Mound, Frisco, and Plano.
Median household income
The area west of Southlake leads at $228K, followed by the area west of University Park at $189K and a West Irving cluster at $181K. Two further north-suburban clusters — west of Grapevine and east of Frisco — sit at $171K. The lowest incomes are concentrated in a south Dallas and west-of-Fort Worth band: a South Dallas cluster at $32K, the area east of Arlington at $50K, another South Dallas cluster at $51K, the area west of Fort Worth at $51K, and a West Dallas cluster at $52K. The ≥$140K tier covers the same northern arc that holds the highest home values; the under-$60K tier wraps the urban cores of Dallas and Fort Worth on their south and east sides.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods cluster in the north. A North Dallas cluster tops the metro at 47, with a second North Dallas cluster at 46, and three further north-suburban clusters — east of Keller , east of North Richland Hills , and south Plano — between 44 and 45. The youngest cluster is east of Dallas at 27, with a South Dallas cluster also at 27. Three more young clusters sit at 30: west of Dallas, Denton (home to the University of North Texas ), and east of Irving. Most of the metro sits in the 34–38 band; the ≥42 tier is confined to a handful of established north-suburban pockets.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education tracks income closely. A Dallas cluster leads at 81%, with the area west of University Park at 80%, a West Irving cluster at 76%, and two North Dallas clusters at 74% and 73%. The lowest shares are in south Dallas and east Fort Worth: a South Dallas cluster at 6%, an east Fort Worth cluster at 8%, another South Dallas cluster at 8%, the area west of Balch Springs at 8%, and a third South Dallas cluster at 10%. The ≥70% tier follows the same Park Cities–through–Plano–and–Frisco spine; the under-30% tier traces the south and east edges of both urban cores.
Where the patterns overlap
The area west of University Park sits at the top of home values, incomes, and education at once, and the wider north-central spine through North Dallas, Southlake, and Plano repeats the pattern across all three metrics. The same south Dallas band sits at the bottom of all three, with east Fort Worth joining on home value and education. Age cuts across the wealth gradient differently: the metro's oldest neighborhoods are established north-suburban pockets, while its youngest mix close-in low-income clusters in south and east Dallas with the student-anchored Denton area to the north.
Key Takeaways
- The area west of University Park leads the metro on home value ($1.3M), income ($189K), and bachelor's share (80%) at once.
- The area west of Southlake tops household income at $228K, roughly 2.5× the metro median of $90K.
- A South Dallas cluster sits at the bottom on home value ($151K), income ($32K), and bachelor's share (10%) simultaneously.
- North Dallas holds the metro's oldest neighborhoods at 46–47 years.
- Clusters east of Dallas and in South Dallas are the metro's youngest at 27, well below the metro median of 36.