Dallas

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

5
193/265
Details
Large apartment$1800.00
Medium apartment$1400.00
Rent index [score]0.50
Small apartment$1100.00

Cost of Living

6
104/248
Details
5km taxi ride$11.00
A Cappuccino$4.30
A beer$2.30
A kilogram of Apples$3.30
Bread$0.94
Inflation [score]0.61
Lunch$13.00
Monthly fitness club membership$44.00
Monthly public transport$76.00
Movie ticket$12.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$65.68

Startups

8
28/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups22
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.71
Coworking spaces [score]0.83
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co31
Meetups [score]0.83
Meetups groups200
Meetups members174999
Number of investors312
Number of startup events in the last 12 months3085
Number of upcoming meetup events196
Startup climate scene [score]0.67
Startup events657
Startup events [score]0.96
Startups [score]0.88
Total number of startups1467

Venture Capital

5
46/192
Details
Funding accelerator namesTech Wildcatters
Number of funding accelerators1
Venture capital [score]0.49

Travel Connectivity

5
71/266
Details
Airport hub190
Airport hub [score]0.81
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.14

Commute

4
195/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Dallas
Traffic handling [score]0.55

Business Freedom

9
69/264
Details
Business freedom84.70
Business freedom [score]0.86
Freedom from corruption74.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.79
Lack of labor restrictions91.40
Lack of labor restrictions [score]1.00
Time to open a business5.60
Time to open a business [score]0.95

Safety

4
243/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.54
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year11
Guns per 100 residents123
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.71
Lack of guns [score]0.32
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.52

Healthcare

8
132/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.99
Healthcare quality [score]0.78
Life expectancy (years)79.28
Life expectancy [score]0.76

Education

4
127/240
Details
Best university in rankingUniversity of Texas at Dallas
Best university ranking225
Country mean scores in PISA math test478.04
Country mean scores in PISA reading test497.58
Country mean scores in PISA science test497.41
PISA math ranking (high school)30
PISA ranking24
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.72
PISA reading (high school)16
PISA science (high school)19
Percent of happy students0.77
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.26
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.17
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.18
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.08
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.07
University quality [score]0.13

Environmental Quality

7
124/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.72
Cleanliness [score]0.73
Drinking water quality [score]0.67
Urban greenery [score]0.56

Economy

7
16/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area1.00
Currency for urban areaUSD
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.43
GDP per capita$54596.65
GDP per capita [score]0.87

Taxation

5
118/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.54
Income tax level [score]0.41
Profit tax (% of profit)0.44
Time overhead to file company taxes175
VAT (Sales Tax)0.08

Internet Access

6
60/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)69.98
Internet access (download) [score]0.73
Internet access (upload) [score]0.56
Upload speed (Mbps)14.06

Leisure & Culture

7
62/264
Details
Art galleries265
Art galleries [score]0.73
Cinemas176
Cinemas [score]0.85
Comedy clubs136
Comedy clubs [score]0.88
Concert venues302
Concerts [score]0.93
Historical sites213
Historical sites [score]0.69
Museums141
Museums [score]0.75
Performing art venues295
Performing arts [score]0.82
Sport venues183
Sports [score]0.96
Zoos33
Zoos [score]0.88

Tolerance

5
217/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index64.44
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.65
LGBT adoption rightsAmbiguous
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulationsAmbiguous
LGBT discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT employment discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.41

Outdoors

5
155/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.19
Median peak in meters359.00
Urban area elevation (meters)146.00
Water access [score]0.71
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Dallas are in the 104th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$1,500$2,000
$1800
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$44
Movie ticket$12
Broadband internet connection$43
Monthly public transport$76
Lunch$13
-34%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Dallas are high. For this job type, Dallas ranks 36th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Dallas.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$76,344
Median salary
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Locals review Dallas

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What could Dallas do better?#improveDallas

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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

14%
For annual salary of $40000
20%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

8%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

102/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

113/263
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Safety

Overall crime rates

Homicide
Very Low
4/8
Assault
Low
27/51
Theft
Low
28/49
Robbery
Low
24/41
Motor vehicle theft
Very Low
13/24

Crime rate development in the last 7 months

Change in the last 7 months

  • Assault-6%
  • Robbery5%
  • Theft-1%

Gun crimes & Ownership

122.79
Guns per 100 people
10.50
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Dallas in position 157 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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      People in Dallas

      Population of Dallas

      6,484,300
      324 /km²
      232/264
      Density (people per unit of area)
      11%
      Growth in 2015-2020
      Dallas

      Demographics of United States

      Median age
      38
      Elderly people
      15%
      Life expectancy at birth
      80
      GDP per capita (in USD)
      $54,597
      12/263
      Unemployment
      5%
      110/264

      Languages

      English proficiency score
      100
      1/228
      Common spoken languages
      English

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      Teleport users who are      Dallas

      Work in:

      Software Engineer
      11.83%
      Marketing Manager
      7.46%
      Founder
      4.88%
      Web Developer
      3.34%
      Business Analyst
      2.83%
      Product Manager
      2.83%
      Graphic Designer
      2.83%
      Other
      64.01%

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      Climate

      Average number of clear days per year

      136

      Climate type

      Humid Subtropical

      Average daily maximum temperature

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      On living in Dallas

      Dallas, the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas, is an impressive melting pot of culture and character. As the undisputed center of oil and cotton industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Dallas steadily grew to become a classic American boomtown of the new age, and is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Dallas largely fell victim to its own success extending deep into the automobile era, becoming a prime example of urban sprawl, with a downtown strangled by a spaghetti of highways, yet started to reinvent its urban self at the beginning of the 21st century.

      Boasting high-end luxury hotels, innumerable fine dining spots, and one of the busiest airports in the world, Dallas maintains an upscale ethos also reflected by an affluent population, world-class museums, and a shimmering modern skyline. Its history has been marred by the infamous assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, but there is more historic and contemporary heritage to be discovered in the city.

      Many non-natives often have a hard time sizing up Dallas, and indeed, the entire Metroplex. Dallas does not fit many of the typical Texan stereotypes (Western, laid-back, casual), but it also doesn't often live up to some of the more notorious stereotypes of its own (pretentious, unfriendly, sterile). The truth is, like in many things, somewhere in between.

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      Good Country Index

      Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

      Overall ranking

      United States
      23rd from a total of 163 countries

      World Order

      26th

      Refugees hosted

      Refugees generated

      Charity giving

      Birth rate

      UN Treaties signed

      International Peace & Security

      66th

      Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

      International violent conflict

      Peacekeeping troops

      Arms exports

      Internet security (2014)

      Planet & Climate

      34th

      Ecological footprint

      Reforestation since 1992

      Hazardous pesticides exports

      CO2 emissions

      Ozone

      Prosperity & Equality

      46th

      Development assistance

      FDI outflows

      Fairtrade market size

      UN volunteers abroad

      Open trading

      Culture

      53rd

      Freedom of movement

      Press freedom

      Creative services exports

      UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

      Creative goods exports

      Science & Technology

      20th

      Nobel prizes

      Patents

      Journal exports

      International publications

      International Students

      Health & Wellbeing

      12th

      Pharmaceutical exports

      Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

      Food aid

      Humanitarian aid donations

      International Health Regulations Compliance

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