Eight Dallas neighborhoods, priced on what a lease actually costs

Uptown

$2,802 average · July 2, 2026

Uptown is the top of the Dallas market and its densest high-rise stock. Average rent is $2,802, up 5.66% year over year (RentCafe/Yardi Matrix, July 2, 2026). Concession-heavy lease-ups cluster here, so daily-rate math changes which building actually costs less.

McKinney Avenue · West Village · State-Thomas · Cityplace

Downtown

$2,049 average · July 2, 2026

Downtown averages $2,049, down 0.23% year over year (RentCafe/Yardi Matrix, July 2, 2026). Adaptive-reuse tower stock and the DART hub make it the most transit-accessible submarket in the metro.

Main Street District · Arts District · Farmers Market · The Cedars

Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum's newer mid-rise and loft stock sits on the DART Green Line east of Downtown. Parking is constrained and new-lease-up fee stacks run high, so total monthly cost is what to compare here.

Exposition Park · Baylor District · Elm Street

Design District

The Design District's recent high-rise construction near the Trinity River offers quick access to Uptown and Downtown. New lease-ups here carry the metro's heaviest concession-and-fee-stack norms.

Trinity Groves · Riverfront · Wholesale District

Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn's mixed mid-rise and garden stock is centrally located between Uptown and Love Field, spanning commute corridors into multiple submarkets. Our office is here, at 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue.

Turtle Creek · Cedar Springs · Medical District edge

Knox-Henderson

Knox-Henderson's boutique mid-rise stock lines a walkable retail corridor with US-75 access. Here the question is usually which building, not whether you qualify.

Knox Street · Henderson Avenue · Travis Walk

Lower Greenville

Lower Greenville's older low-rise and converted stock sits in a walkable district close to central Dallas. Older buildings are where managers still exercise judgment on screening.

Greenville Avenue · Vickery Place · Belmont

Richardson

Richardson pairs suburban garden and mid-rise stock with Telecom Corridor employers, US-75 and President George Bush Turnpike access, DART Red Line service, and lower rent bands than the urban core.

Telecom Corridor · CityLine · Canyon Creek · Cottonwood Heights