Cost of living in Dallas

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

B+

79/100
6th of 60

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The four inputs

Housing cost index80

Atlanta 10045% · scores 92

Effective property tax rate0.85%

Atlanta 0.82%25% · scores 77

Utilities93

Atlanta 10020% · scores 67

Local sales tax7.49%

Atlanta median 7.49%10% · scores 50

Vertical rule marks the Atlanta reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Atlanta suburbs for cost of living

All 60 ranked, Dallas highlighted

1CarrolltonA−$311,100 2College ParkA−$325,800 3Lithia SpringsA−$220,000 4ConyersA−$284,300 5Forest ParkB+$143,400 6DallasB+$251,800 7StockbridgeB+$276,700 8East PointB+$281,600 9Union CityB+$245,600 10FairburnB+$271,800 11RiverdaleB+$178,800 12WoodstockB+$436,500 13ClarkstonB$302,600 14WinderB$288,500 15BufordB$368,700 16MabletonB$313,100 17Villa RicaB$274,200 18CovingtonB$301,900 19AcworthB$339,900 20Powder SpringsB$332,900 21MariettaB$448,500 22RedanB$233,900 23SnellvilleB$335,000 24Candler-McAfeeB$259,300 25CartersvilleB$338,200 26DuluthB$400,800 27MonroeB$259,300 28LawrencevilleB$350,600 29KennesawB$335,400 30NewnanB$364,700 31GriffinB−$220,900 32AtlantaB−$439,600 33SmyrnaB−$449,500 34StonecrestB−$243,500 35SuwaneeB−$480,600 36FayettevilleB−$368,200 37RoswellB−$567,100 38DouglasvilleB−$359,200 39DunwoodyB−$602,900 40CantonB−$407,800 41South FultonB−$309,800 42North Druid HillsB−$515,900 43ChambleeB−$432,800 44Sandy SpringsC+$619,800 45McDonoughC+$314,600 46TuckerC+$384,500 47North DecaturC+$474,600 48AlpharettaC+$649,000 49BraseltonC+$459,400 50LoganvilleC+$366,100 51Peachtree CornersC+$484,700 52Sugar HillC+$413,400 53NorcrossC+$403,400 54BrookhavenC+$692,700 55Holly SpringsC$448,400 56Peachtree CityC$482,500 57LilburnC−$329,700 58DecaturC−$701,400 59Johns CreekC−$629,400 60MiltonC−$789,000

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Better than Dallas on cost of living

Dallas grades B+ on cost of living. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Lithia Springs14 mi from DallasA−$220k0.70% 46 D

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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