DALLAS NEIGHBORHOODS FAR NORTH DALLAS
Far North Dallas Apartments
In short
Far North Dallas is the part of Dallas between I-635 and the President George Bush Turnpike, spread across Dallas, Collin and Denton counties. It takes in more than 30 named neighborhoods, from Prestonwood to the old town of Renner, annexed in 1977. Since 2025 the DART Silver Line has stopped at Knoll Trail. The search is free.
Where it is
Far North Dallas is the part of the city north of I-635, the LBJ Freeway, and south of the President George Bush Turnpike. Along Preston Road, the turnpike is also the city line with Plano. Most of the area is in Dallas County, a smaller share in Collin County and a corner in Denton County.
The Dallas North Tollway and Preston Road run north–south through the middle. Belt Line Road, Arapaho Road and Frankford Road cross it east–west, and Coit Road and Hillcrest Road also run north–south. Preston Road meets Frankford Road about a mile south of the turnpike.
ZIP codes: 75240, 75243, 75248, 75252, 75254 and 75287.
Sources, checked October 2026: Wikipedia, “Far North Dallas” and “Texas State Highway 289”; U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line streets (2026).
What is here
It is many neighborhoods rather than one. More than 30 have names, among them Prestonwood, Bent Tree, Preston Highlands, Preston Fairways, Timberglen and Renner. Prestonwood, around Belt Line Road, has its own page.
Renner was a town of its own. It had a post office from 1888 and incorporated in 1954, and Dallas annexed it in 1977, after Dallas voters approved the annexation 16,500 to 10,039. Its houses stood near the St. Louis Southwestern railroad, the Cotton Belt, and its farmland reached north toward Plano.
At the southern edge, where I-635 meets the Dallas North Tollway, Galleria Dallas opened on October 30, 1982. Its glass vaulted roof was modeled on the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, and there is an ice rink under it.
Sources, checked October 2026: Wikipedia, “Far North Dallas”, “Renner, Dallas” and “Galleria Dallas”.
Getting around
The DART Silver Line opened on October 25, 2025, on the old Cotton Belt railroad, a St. Louis Southwestern Railway right-of-way that DART bought in 1990. Its only station in Far North Dallas is Knoll Trail, near Arapaho Road and the Tollway. From there trains run west to Addison, Downtown Carrollton and DFW Airport Terminal B, and east to UT Dallas and Plano.
At opening, Silver Line trains ran every 30 minutes in the weekday rush hours and every hour at other times, so check the schedule before you plan a commute around it.
The Dallas North Tollway, run by the North Texas Tollway Authority, has been all-electronic since December 11, 2010: you pay with a TollTag or by invoice, and there are no toll booths. Preston Road and the other surface streets are free.
Sources, checked October 2026: Wikipedia, “Silver Line (DART)”, “Knoll Trail station” and “Dallas North Tollway”.
Apartments in Far North Dallas right now
Listed rents among the 4 communities we track in Far North Dallas, checked October 9, 2026. Most homes fall inside the range shown.
- Studio: most listed rents $1,390–$1,457 · typical size 540 sq ft
- 1 bedroom: most listed rents $1,599–$1,841 · typical size 775 sq ft
- 2 bedrooms: most listed rents $2,010–$2,490 · typical size 1,223 sq ft
Current specials
- Communities of Bent Tree: 2 months free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Bent Tree Lofts: 2 months free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Lyle: 6 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Apartment complexes in Far North Dallas
Benton
built 1994 studio to 2 bedrooms
from $1,481 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
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Communities of Bent Tree
built 1978 1 to 3 bedrooms
from $905 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
2 months free on a 12-month lease
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Lyle
built 2023 studio to 3 bedrooms
from $1,350 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
6 weeks free on a 12-month lease
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Bent Tree Lofts
built 2024 studio to 2 bedrooms
from $1,429 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
2 months free on a 12-month lease
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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.
Getting to work from Far North Dallas
Drive times without traffic, starting at Preston Road and Frankford Road, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. The area runs about six miles from LBJ to the turnpike, so we also time each trip from the addresses on your list.
| To | Drive | Train or transit |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Dallas | 22 min | Maps |
| Legacy West, Plano | 13 min | Maps |
| UT Dallas, Richardson | 10 min | DART Silver Line from Knoll Trail, no transfer |
| Las Colinas, Irving | 23 min | Maps |
| Frisco Station and The Star, Frisco | 17 min | Maps |
Daily life in Far North Dallas
- Three Dallas Public Library branches: Fretz Park, opened in 1976; Renner Frankford, in 1987; and Timberglen, in 2007.
- Galleria Dallas, at I-635 and the Tollway: shopping and public ice skating under one roof.
Sources, checked October 2026: Wikipedia, “Dallas Public Library” and “Galleria Dallas”.
Applying in Far North Dallas
Rules differ from one community to the next even on the same street. Before you apply, we find out what each place on your list asks for: proof of income, the deposit, and whether it takes an ITIN or a guarantor service. The community makes the final call.
Applying in Far North Dallas
Across the 4 communities we track here (checked October 9, 2026): most ask for household income of about 3 times the rent; 3 accept co-signers. Rules for an ITIN, no SSN or a guarantor service vary, so ask us before you pay an application fee.
Your move or cash
Lease through us at a participating community, on a lease of 12 months or more, and choose 3 hours of moving with 2 movers and a truck, or cash: $400 if you found the place and registered it with us first, $200 if we search for you. Under $1,200 rent: $200 cash.
- Participating communities only.
- Rewards apply only at participating communities.
- Check with us first.
- Before you visit, call or apply, ask us. We confirm in writing whether your community participates and what your reward is.
- We pay when the community pays us.
- Cash is sent after the community pays our fee, usually 30 to 90 days after you move in.
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Questions about Far North Dallas
Is Far North Dallas part of Dallas or Plano?
Dallas. The city line with Plano runs along the President George Bush Turnpike. Some Far North Dallas addresses are in Collin County or Denton County, but they are still inside the city of Dallas.
Is there a train?
Yes, since October 2025. The DART Silver Line stops at Knoll Trail, near Arapaho Road and the Tollway, with trains west to DFW Airport and east to UT Dallas and Plano. The station has no parking lot.
Which school districts serve Far North Dallas?
Check any address with the district before you sign.
Where in Far North Dallas should I look?
Start from your commute. Tell us where you work and whether you drive or ride the train, and we build the list around Knoll Trail station, the Tollway or Preston Road to match.
How much is a one-bedroom in Far North Dallas?
Among the communities we track in Far North Dallas, most listed one-bedroom rents ran $1,599–$1,841 a month on October 9, 2026, with a typical size of 775 sq ft. Specials can lower the average; we confirm today’s price before a place goes on your list.
Is AptViva free?
Yes. The community pays us after you move in, and nothing is added to your rent.
Before your list
The check
We call the property first
Before anything goes on your list, we call the property to confirm availability and price. If you rule it out, tell us in writing and it stays out.
Question
How fresh are these numbers?
Every rent and special here shows the day we checked it by phone. We check again before a place goes on your list.
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