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Best Dallas Suburbs Comparative Rankings
When you do an internet search for dallas suburbs or best dallas suburbs, the pages that most likely will be identified at top of the search engine results will be from this website and the dmagazine.com, movoto.com and niche.com websites. Interestingly, and probably initially somewhat confusing, the rankings you will see on pages from these sites are very, very different.
Shown below at the bottom of this page is a summary of differences between these rankings. Immediately below is a table that compares the top 25 Dallas suburbs rankings indentified on each of the pages you likely will see listed on search engine results pages. Included in this comparison are metrics that can be used to evaluate the validity of the various rankings. All columns in the table are sortable by clicking on the column headings so it is easy to see the top 25 Dallas suburbs rankings on each site.
| best Dallas suburbs rankings | desirability of single-family housing | schools | safety | |||||||||
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| hdavidballinger | dmagazine | movoto | niche | city/town | population | median house price | mean sq. ft. price | days on market | residences owner-occupied | STAAR scores above achievement standard | violent crime | property crime |
| 1 | 9 | 999 | 16 | Highland Village | 16,624 | $367,100 | $134.38 | 31 | 94.5% | 92.7% | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 2 | 6 | 999 | 7 | Southlake | 30,991 | $700,000 | $184.03 | 46 | 92.9% | 96.6% | 0.6 | 12.9 |
| 3 | 4 | 999 | 5 | University Park | 24,905 | $1,319,500 | $370.50 | 55 | 79.0% | 96.8% | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 4 | 8 | 999 | 9 | Flower Mound | 73,547 | $365,000 | $141.73 | 27 | 86.4% | 93.1% | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 5 | 999 | 999 | 28 | Double Oak | 3,082 | $557,500 | $152.79 | 40 | 95.0% | 91.9% | 4.2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Murphy | 20,482 | $375,000 | $117.70 | 32 | 88.1% | 91.1% | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 7 | 7 | 999 | 13 | Trophy Club | 12,166 | $418,500 | $144.60 | 36 | 92.7% | 91.4% | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 8 | 12 | 999 | 11 | Keller | 46,646 | $392,500 | $139.89 | 37 | 83.3% | 92.0% | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | Allen | 99,179 | $315,000 | $131.87 | 29 | 75.0% | 92.3% | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 10 | 999 | 999 | 46 | Melissa | 8,423 | $249,000 | $116.35 | 33 | 88.6% | 90.5% | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| 11 | 999 | 999 | 45 | Argyle | 4,006 | $441,000 | $158.24 | 48 | 90.0% | 91.1% | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 12 | 999 | 999 | 999 | Willow Park | 5,146 | $255,000 | $119.09 | 37 | 90.6% | 90.4% | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 13 | 28 | 7 | 31 | Wylie | 47,701 | $247,700 | $114.88 | 24 | 79.4% | 89.5% | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Colleyville | 26,152 | $552,000 | $158.90 | 54 | 95.7% | 90.1% | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 15 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Fairview | 8,354 | $420,000 | $164.66 | 52 | 75.4% | 92.3% | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | Coppell | 41,360 | $422,000 | $161.10 | 32 | 70.5% | 90.4% | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Frisco | 163,656 | $380,000 | $143.05 | 37 | 74.8% | 90.9% | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 18 | 1 | 999 | 14 | Highland Park | 9,149 | $1,621,800 | $470.93 | 90 | 84.5% | 93.6% | 0.5 | 21.4 |
| 19 | 11 | 12 | 18 | Sunnyvale | 6,194 | $435,000 | $137.38 | 44 | 97.0% | 91.2% | ||
| 20 | 999 | 999 | 999 | Celina | 8,006 | $339,500 | $141.06 | 49 | 83.4% | 90.9% | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 21 | 21 | 9 | 22 | Prosper | 18,379 | $427,000 | $136.87 | 46 | 80.7% | 90.4% | 0.6 | 12.9 |
| 22 | 2 | 999 | 12 | Parker | 4,420 | $600,000 | $147.31 | 44 | 94.1% | 86.3% | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 23 | 999 | 999 | 999 | Lucas | 7,211 | $619,000 | $167.21 | 50 | 86.8% | 92.7% | ||
| 24 | 999 | 999 | 999 | Lantana | $385,000 | $123.48 | 41 | 92.6% | 90.5% | |||
| 25 | 26 | 10 | 34 | Sachse | 25,039 | $268,000 | $117.24 | 25 | 84.8% | 82.0% | 0.5 | 12.7 |
| 26 | 25 | 999 | 29 | Corinth | 21,078 | $252,000 | $113.16 | 22 | 82.0% | 84.4% | 1.7 | 8.9 |
| 27 | 33 | 999 | 19 | Mansfield | 65,631 | $264,000 | $108.67 | 27 | 75.9% | 85.1% | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 28 | 17 | 8 | 17 | McKinney | 172,298 | $305,000 | $130.71 | 31 | 67.7% | 87.0% | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| 30 | 16 | 11 | 26 | Rockwall | 43,586 | $280,000 | $116.01 | 35 | 73.6% | 87.1% | 0.9 | 18.4 |
| 32 | 14 | 999 | 21 | Heath | 8,440 | $504,500 | $141.74 | 73 | 97.1% | 87.4% | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | Plano | 286,057 | $337,400 | $141.38 | 30 | 61.8% | 86.6% | 1.4 | 19.0 |
| 37 | 24 | 999 | 43 | Little Elm | 42,504 | $260,000 | $117.84 | 29 | 75.3% | 81.7% | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 39 | 23 | 15 | 20 | Grapevine | 51,971 | $341,000 | $155.03 | 29 | 57.2% | 87.5% | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 43 | 37 | 16 | 8 | Richardson | 113,347 | $295,000 | $144.35 | 22 | 59.6% | 83.3% | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 53 | 30 | 18 | 35 | Rowlett | 61,999 | $236,800 | $111.20 | 26 | 86.1% | 75.7% | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 57 | 22 | 17 | 38 | The Colony | 42,408 | $243,500 | $129.54 | 23 | 60.2% | 76.6% | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 59 | 43 | 14 | 25 | Carrollton | 133,351 | $270,000 | $131.64 | 22 | 60.3% | 76.9% | 1.6 | 19.5 |
| 63 | 20 | 999 | 68 | Oak Point | 3,763 | $262,000 | $137.58 | 34 | 92.4% | 77.9% | ||
| 69 | 35 | 19 | 33 | Lewisville | 104,659 | $255,000 | $133.32 | 20 | 43.1% | 78.3% | 2.0 | 24.2 |
| 79 | 49 | 24 | 58 | Garland | 234,943 | $190,500 | $108.90 | 22 | 61.9% | 74.9% | 3.2 | 32.1 |
| 80 | 51 | 21 | 61 | Grand Prairie | 190,682 | $210,000 | $98.20 | 23 | 62.6% | 73.8% | 3.1 | 23.8 |
| 91 | 45 | 23 | 36 | Farmers Branch | 34,988 | $245,000 | $147.39 | 26 | 55.4% | 68.2% | 1.6 | 26.1 |
| 96 | 52 | 20 | 41 | Irving | 238,289 | $235,000 | $130.72 | 31 | 37.2% | 72.9% | 2.2 | 27.0 |
| 99 | 50 | 25 | 86 | Mesquite | 143,736 | $168,000 | $85.08 | 22 | 57.3% | 71.2% | 4.1 | 38.0 |
| 118 | 61 | 22 | 23 | Addison | 15,368 | $373,000 | $179.63 | 35 | 20.2% | 67.3% | 6.3 | 52.3 |
| 999 | 999 | 999 | 24 | Westlake | 1,124 | $1,949,000 | $177.53 | 51 | 95.4% | 96.1% | ||
The rankings shown in the above table come from these hdavidballinger.com, dmagazine.com, movoto.com and niche.com pages. The 2016 population estimates and owner occupancy data shown in this table were sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and 2017 home sale information was sourced from North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data for the 2106-2017 school year was sourced from the Texas Education Agency and crime data was sourced from Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2016 Offenses Known to Law Enforcement reports. Crime rates are offenses reported per 1,000 residents.
Best Dallas suburbs rankings summary
| hdavidballinger.com | dmagazine.com | movoto.com | niche.com | |
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When published |
January 2018 |
July 2014 |
April 2016 |
April 2017 |
Number of cities/towns included in rankings |
117 |
63 |
30 |
154 |
Inclusion criteria |
DFW municipalities with populations of 2,500 or more residents and located within 75 miles of DFW International Airport. |
Not disclosed. |
Not disclosed. |
Not disclosed. |
Metrics |
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Analysis |
Objective. Metrics sourced from credible primary sources. |
"... first three [metrics] involve data and the objective analysis thereof; the fourth is entirely subjective, reflecting the taste and knowledge of the D Magazine staff." Objective metrics data sourced from credible primary sources. |
Objective, however, an indeterminable portion of the GreatSchools.org score is based on metrics that generally have no meaningful linkage to the learning success of individual students. Other data sourced from areavibes.com and the U.S. Census Bureau. |
In addition to one metric being completely subjective, other metrics have both objective and subjective components. Objective metrics data sourced from credible primary sources. |
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