Housing & affordability in Carrollton

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

D+

51/100
31st of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$381,000

DFW $359,50040% · scores 53

Median rent vs metro$1,735/mo

DFW $1,614/mo30% · scores 55

Ownership rate59%

DFW 60%15% · scores 43

Households spending >30% of income on housing32%

DFW 35%15% · scores 42

Context, not scored

Median year built · DFW 19931988

Houses rather than flats · DFW 66%64%

Households with children · DFW 35%29%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the DFW reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best DFW suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, Carrollton highlighted

1SouthlakeA+$1,014,500 2ColleyvilleA+$784,900 3University ParkA$1,861,800 4MurphyA−$555,500 5ProsperA−$823,700 6CelinaB+$509,600 7KellerB$594,300 8Flower MoundB$560,200 9MelissaB$454,000 10FateB−$384,300 11FriscoB−$642,100 12CoppellB−$560,500 13MidlothianC+$411,800 14SachseC$406,200 15WylieC$387,000 16AllenC$464,100 17RockwallC$411,700 18CorinthC$375,600 19McKinneyC$471,800 20MansfieldC$410,700 21AnnaC$351,700 22PrincetonC$331,000 23Little ElmC$420,700 24RowlettC−$368,800 25GrapevineC−$493,100 26PlanoC−$465,900 27The ColonyC−$383,900 28RichardsonD+$431,400 29North Richland HillsD+$360,700 30ForneyD+$346,400 31CarrolltonD+$381,000 32Cedar HillD+$302,700 33WataugaD+$250,500 34BurlesonD+$308,200 35SaginawD+$298,500 36WaxahachieD$336,500 37BenbrookD$296,400 38Farmers BranchD$364,600 39LewisvilleD$378,500 40DeSotoD$319,400 41WeatherfordD−$312,100 42Grand PrairieD−$295,500 43BedfordD−$350,700 44DuncanvilleD−$255,500 45GarlandD−$270,800 46Fort WorthD−$303,000 47HurstD−$315,200 48EnnisD−$260,100 49EulessD−$318,800 50LancasterD−$246,300 51DentonD−$348,200 52ArlingtonF$304,700 53IrvingF$315,600 54MesquiteF$245,700 55DallasF$320,700 56Balch SpringsF$224,400 57CleburneF$221,100 58TerrellF$218,500 59GreenvilleF$219,400 60Haltom CityF$218,800

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Better than Carrollton on housing & affordability

Carrollton grades D+ on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Southlake15 mi from CarrolltonA+$1.01M95% 76 B Colleyville16 mi from CarrolltonA+$785k97% 72 B− University Park11 mi from CarrolltonA$1.86M83% 81 B+ Murphy17 mi from CarrolltonA−$556k94% 70 B− Prosper18 mi from CarrolltonA−$824k88% 67 C+ Celina24 mi from CarrolltonB+$510k93% 63 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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