Dallas home prices (US$/m²): returns since 2012
Dallas home prices, measured as the typical value per square meter (data: Redfin). This is the value of the property itself — bricks and mortar — not an investor's total return.
It excludes rent received and all costs (closing, property taxes, maintenance, vacancy). Compare it against U.S. inflation (CPI) and the S&P 500 below to see whether Dallas real estate kept up.
Dallas anchors one of the fastest-growing large metros in the country, a Sun Belt magnet where corporate relocations, a deep finance and tech base and the absence of a state income tax have pulled people in for years. For much of its history it stayed cheaper per square meter than the coastal giants, part of what made it attractive, though the wave of arrivals after 2020 pushed values up sharply before the market cooled as mortgage rates rose. Compared with California or the Northeast it still reads as relatively affordable for a city its size, which the figures below let you check against inflation.
Cumulative return by window (in U.S. dollars)
| Window | Cumulative |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 3% |
| 5 years | 21% |
| 10 years | 63% |
Largest historical drop: -21% · annual volatility: 18% . Typical home price per m² (Redfin). Excludes rent received, closing costs, property taxes, maintenance and vacancy — the value of the property itself, not the investor's total return.
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Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.