DFW

Most affordable DFW suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Johnson County Courthouse in Cleburne, Texas.
Cleburne$221k median · 25.4 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing FEmployment C−
64
Affordability
overall 54 C−
2
Downtown Terrell, Texas
Terrell$219k median · 27.3 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
64
Affordability
overall 43 D
3
Balch Springs$224k median · 33.7 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
62
Affordability
overall 45 D
4
Lee Street in Greenville, Texas (United States).
Greenville$219k median · 24.7 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
62
Affordability
overall 49 D+
5
The Vintage Cross Café in Ennis, Texas (United States).
Ennis$260k median · 27.6 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D−Employment C
62
Affordability
overall 52 D+
6
Former Houston and Texas Central Railway depot, first located in Kosse, Texas, was relocated to Saginaw, Texas, where it houses the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
Saginaw$299k median · 26.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C
61
Affordability
overall 59 C
7
The following image or file is a collage of pictures taken in Haltom City in the following months from March to April 2016.
Haltom City$219k median · 25.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment D
61
Affordability
overall 52 D+
8
In this photo is the building of the city hall.
Hurst$315k median · 24.5 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment C
60
Affordability
overall 64 C+
9
Duncanville$256k median · 25.5 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D−Employment F
58
Affordability
overall 50 D+
10
I took photo of Burleson, TX, City Hall, with Canon camera, April 7, 2013. Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:13, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Burleson$308k median · 30.9 min commute
Cost of living CHousing D+Employment C+
57
Affordability
overall 56 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Cleburne (Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribbl · CC BY-SA 3.0); Terrell (Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0); Greenville (Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0); Ennis (Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0); Saginaw (Nicolas Henderson · CC BY 2.0); Haltom City (Smarty9108 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Hurst (Smarty9108 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Burleson (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0).