The median gross rent in Dallas, utilities included, is $1,354 for a one-bedroom and $1,607 for a two-bedroom (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024). DART’s four light-rail lines meet downtown, the Orange Line runs on to DFW Airport, and a free vintage trolley links downtown with Uptown. The search is free; the community pays us.
On October 9, 2026 we tracked 134 communities in Dallas; most listed one-bedroom rents ran $1,369–$1,900.
UpdatedOctober 2026 · Source:U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
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Living in Dallas
Three things that shape daily life in Dallas. The Census rents come further down, with their source and years.
01 ·A park over a freeway
Klyde Warren Park, 5.4 acres built over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, opened in 2012 and joins downtown with Uptown.
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02 ·The Katy Trail
A 3.5-mile trail on an old railroad line runs through Uptown and past Oak Lawn, for walking, running and cycling.
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03 ·Two airports
DART’s Orange Line runs from downtown to DFW Airport, Terminal A. Dallas Love Field, the city’s other airport, sits just southeast of Bachman Lake.
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Apartments in Dallas right now
Listed rents among the 134 communities we track in Dallas, checked October 9, 2026. Most homes fall inside the range shown.
Studio: most listed rents $1,150–$1,649 · typical size 579 sq ft
1 bedroom: most listed rents $1,369–$1,900 · typical size 745 sq ft
2 bedrooms: most listed rents $1,762–$2,696 · typical size 1,127 sq ft
3 bedrooms: most listed rents $2,174–$3,348 · typical size 1,415 sq ft
Current specials
Dallas Urby: 3 months free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
The Madison at Bishop Arts: 3 months free on a 14-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
4123 Cedar Springs: 11 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Alta Park Central: 11 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Copper Bishop Arts: 11 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
·2 months free on a 12-month lease + a same-day offer
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Also on our list in Dallas (130): 1809 Bennett, 1900 Pacific Residences, 27Twentyseven, 2800 Taylor, 2929 Wycliff, 3333 Elm Street Lofts, 4123 Cedar Springs, 5151, 555 Ross Avenue, 5636, 6418 Maple, 75 West,
AMLI Quadrangle, Aberdeen at Bellmar, Abstract at Design District, Adam Hats Lofts, Aero White Rock, Alexan by the Galleria, Ambrose, Amelia at Farmers Market, Armstrong at Knox, Arrive West End, Arrive on University, Aspire Park Lane, Aster, Atelier (Tower), Avant on Market Center, Aviata West Love, Axis Kessler Park, Bent Tree Lofts, Benton, Berkshire Medical District, Birch, Bishop Central, Bishop North, Bluffs at Midway Hollow, Bowie at Bishop Ridge, Broadstone Paragon, Burnett Lofts at Bishop Ridge, Capitol Flats, Central Park, Century Park, Chimney Hill, City North, Cityscape, Cleo, Copper Bishop Arts, Covington Pointe, Crest at Park Central, Crossings on Marsh, Cypress at Trinity Groves, Dallas Urby, Eastbridge, Factory Design District, Ferguson Flats, Futura Lofts, Huntington Brook, Indie Deep Ellum, Infinity on the Oaks, Interurban Building, Inwood on the Park, Juniper, La Fortuna, Lakeridge Heights, Landmark on Lovers, Lantower West Love, Lavera at Lake Highlands, Lenox Lake Highlands, Lyle, Lyra on McKinney, Magnolia at Inwood Village, Manor House, Maple + Denton, Maverick Oak Lawn, Modera St. Paul, Modera Trailhead, North Star, Nove at Knox, Oakhouse, One Dallas Center, Park Hollow, Paseo, Pavilion Flats, Pike West Commerce, Seale 707, Shoreview Flats, Skyline Farmers Market, South Side Flats, Swope and Mangold at Bishop Ridge, The Addison, The Arches at Park Cities, The Arts, The Atlantic at Kessler Park, The Barton, The Beckley on Trinity, The Boheme, The Bowen on Henderson, The Callie, The Caroline, The Case Building, The Creekside at Vantage, The Crosby, The Dylan, The Everly, The Hayden, The Herschel, The Kirby, The Laurel Preston Hollow, The Madison at Bishop Arts, The Marcus, The Margaret at Riverfront, The Monroe, The Moser, The National, The Retreat at Lake Highlands, The Trails of White Rock, The Village Dakota, The Village Drey, The Village Northbridge, The Village Upper East Side, The Village Westside, The Willow, The Winsted at White Rock, Trend Design District, Trinity, Vance at Bishop Union, Victor Prosper, Victor Prosper II, Victoria Row, Westerly.
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Rents and specials change often. These figures come down 30 days after the date shown. If that date is more than 30 days old, contact us for today’s price and special.
Neighborhoods in Dallas
Sixteen Dallas neighborhoods have their own page, from Downtown to Far North Dallas, and so does Highland Park, the town next door. Preston Hollow, White Rock Lake and West Dallas are described further down this page.
Preston Hollow is in North Dallas, around Preston Road and Northwest Highway, the two streets most trips here start on. Its edges are not official: most descriptions run it from Northwest Highway north to Royal Lane, between Hillcrest Road on the east and Midway Road or Marsh Lane on the west.
It began as farmland. Developers bought farms here in the 1920s and cut the first lots from them, and Preston Hollow was a town of its own from 1939 until 1945, when it voted to join Dallas. The name comes from the wooded creeks and hollows that run west from Preston Road.
Preston Hollow Park, 7.2 acres on Park Lane, has a softball field, a playground, tennis courts and trails. There is no DART rail station inside the neighborhood: the Green Line stops in Northwest Dallas to the west, and the Red and Orange lines run along US 75 to the east. Start your list here if you drive to work and want to be close to Preston Road and Northwest Highway.
Preston Hollow was its own town from 1939 until it joined Dallas in 1945.
Its name comes from the wooded creeks and hollows west of Preston Road.
Preston Hollow Park, at 6600 Park Lane, covers 7.2 acres and opened in 1947.
White Rock Lake is a 1,015-acre city lake about 5 miles northeast of downtown. Dallas built it as a water supply by damming White Rock Creek: work began in 1910 and the dam was finished in 1911.
Today the lake and its shore are a city park. A 9.33-mile hike-and-bike trail loops around the water, and the Dallas Arboretum and the Bath House Cultural Center are in the park. The lake is in East Dallas, with Lake Highlands to the north.
By train, take the DART Blue Line to White Rock station on Northwest Highway; the White Rock Creek Trail runs from the station to the lake. Start your list here if you want the trail at the end of your street rather than a drive away.
White Rock Lake covers 1,015 acres, about 5 miles northeast of downtown.
The hike-and-bike trail around it is 9.33 miles long.
White Rock station, on the DART Blue Line, connects to the lake by the White Rock Creek Trail.
West Dallas is across the Trinity River from downtown. The City of Dallas draws it with I-30 on the south, the Trinity on the east and north, and the river’s West Fork on the west, and most of it lies in the river’s floodplain.
Two bridges tie it to downtown. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened in March 2012, carries Woodall Rodgers Freeway traffic onto Singleton Boulevard. The Ronald Kirk Bridge, built for cars in 1933, reopened in June 2014 for walking and cycling.
Singleton Boulevard is the main street: it runs west from the bridge pastTrinity Grovesand Hampton Road, and the Dallas Public Library’s West Dallas branch is on it, at 2332 Singleton. Start your list here if you want to be one bridge away from downtown.
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge opened in March 2012 and links Woodall Rodgers Freeway with Singleton Boulevard.
The Ronald Kirk Bridge, built in 1933, reopened for walking and cycling in June 2014.
The City of Dallas bounds West Dallas by I-30, the Trinity River and its West Fork.
The Census median for the whole city, by size, with utilities included. Rents differ from one neighborhood to the next, so we call each community for its current price before it goes on your list.
Rent
Bedrooms
Median gross rent
Studio
$1,335
1 bedroom
$1,354
2 bedrooms
$1,607
3 bedrooms
$1,665
All rentals
$1,472
These are medians of gross rent, which is rent plus utilities, for every rented home in Dallas: houses and duplexes as well as apartments. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25031.
DART Green or Orange Line to Southwestern Medical District/Parkland
DFW Airport, Terminal A
28 min
DART Orange Line, no transfer
Dallas Love Field
14 min
Green or Orange Line to Inwood/Love Field, then DART’s Love Link bus
Legacy West, Plano
28 min
Maps
Getting around
DART light rail: Red, Blue, Green and Orange lines, meeting downtown.
The free M-Line trolley between Uptown and downtown, and the Dallas Streetcar from Union Station to Bishop Arts.
The Trinity Railway Express from Union Station and Victory to Irving and Fort Worth.
Highways: I-35E, US 75, I-30, I-635 and the Dallas North Tollway.
Applying in Dallas
Across the 134 communities we track here (checked October 9, 2026): most ask for household income of about 3 times the rent; 121 accept co-signers; 4 list no credit check. Rules for an ITIN, no SSN or a guarantor service vary, so ask us before you pay an application fee.
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Each community sets its own rules on income, credit history, ITINs and guarantor services. Tell us your situation and we check those rules with every place before it goes on your list.
Policies change, so we confirm each one before you apply. Approval is always the community’s decision.
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Moving to Dallas
Coming from another city? The Census puts the median gross rent in Dallas, utilities included, at $1,335 for a studio, $1,354 for one bedroom, $1,607 for two and $1,665 for three (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates). They count every rented home in the city, not only apartments.
Downtown is the hub: all four DART light-rail lines run through it, and the Trinity Railway Express leaves Union Station for Irving and Fort Worth. From downtown, without traffic, DFW Airport is about 27 min by car, orMaps: X minon the Orange Line to Terminal A. Dallas Love Field is about 14 min by car; by train, ride the Green or Orange Line to Inwood/Love Field and take DART’s Love Link bus to the terminal. The Medical District is a few stops out on the same two lines, and Las Colinas in Irving and Legacy West in Plano, two big job centers outside the city, are about 15 min and 28 min by car.
Dallas ISD serves most of the city, and parts are in Richardson, Duncanville, Plano, Grand Prairie and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDs, among others.Look up any address with the district before you sign.
Not in Texas yet? An agent can walk a community for you on a video call, and we check which ones let you apply and sign the lease online, so you can have a place lined up before you get here.
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Questions about Dallas
01
How much is a one-bedroom in Dallas?
The Census median gross rent for a one-bedroom in Dallas is $1,354 a month, utilities included (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates). Prices vary between neighborhoods and between communities, so we get the current rent from each one before it goes on your list.
Among the communities we track in Dallas, most listed one-bedroom rents ran $1,369–$1,900 a month on October 9, 2026, with a typical size of 745 sq ft. Specials can lower the average; we confirm today’s price before a place goes on your list.
What is the average rent in Dallas?
The Census puts the median gross rent for a one-bedroom in Dallas at $1,354 a month, utilities included (ACS 2020–2024). Among the apartment complexes we track, most listed one-bedroom rents ran $1,369–$1,900 on October 9, 2026, and the typical one-bedroom was 745 sq ft.
02
Is there a train from downtown Dallas to DFW Airport?
Yes. The DART Orange Line runs from downtown to DFW Airport, Terminal A.
03
Which school district serves Dallas?
Dallas ISD serves most of the city. Parts of Dallas are in Richardson, Duncanville, Plano, Grand Prairie and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDs, among others.Check any address with the district before you sign.
04
Can I apply without a US credit history, or with an ITIN?
That is up to each community. Before you apply, we find out which places on your list take an ITIN, a guarantor service or applicants new to US credit, and which documents they want. Approval is always the community’s decision.
05
Is AptViva free?
Yes. The community pays us after you move in, and nothing is added to your rent.
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Cities we cover
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01 · West, in Tarrant CountyFort WorthThe county seat of Tarrant County, west of Dallas.
02 · Between Dallas and Fort WorthGrand PrairieSpread across Dallas, Tarrant and Ellis counties.
03 · West of DallasIrvingHome to Las Colinas, and to part of DFW Airport.
04 · North of DallasPlanoNorth of Dallas, in Collin County.
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