Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 98/100
A+
Median home value$1,014,500
DFW $359,500
Median rent$3,501/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
DFW 35%
Southlake
Tarrant & Denton counties31,137 residents2 school districts
76
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 60 DFW suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by cost of living.
76
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Southlake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Southlake against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 88/100
A
Within-state proficiency95th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate99%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 39/100
D−
Housing cost index171
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.52%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute25.6 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes58%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés44
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks30
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Median household income$250,000+
DFW $90,275
Unemployment2.7%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations74%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Southlake on cost of living
Southlake's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Hurst8 mi from SouthlakeB 64 C+ Haltom City12 mi from SouthlakeB− 52 D+ Denton18 mi from SouthlakeB− 62 C Bedford8 mi from SouthlakeB− 63 C+ Dallas25 mi from SouthlakeB− 59 C Saginaw14 mi from SouthlakeB− 59 C 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
Common questions about living in Southlake
Is Southlake, TX a good place to live?
Southlake scores 76 out of 100, 2nd of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Southlake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $1,014,500, 182% above the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.52%. $3,501/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Southlake?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Southlake sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 99% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Southlake is served by Carroll ISD and Northwest ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Southlake?
The mean commute is 25.6 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Southlake?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 44 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Southlake old or new?
The median home in Southlake was built in 1997 — close to the DFW median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 96% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.