Quick answer
Prices in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX were 3.1% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 103.1, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 117.9, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 103.090 |
| Goods | 102.838 |
| Housing (rents) | 117.874 |
| Utilities | 90.711 |
| Other services | 99.673 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 103.090 |
| 2023 | 102.490 |
| 2022 | 103.412 |
| 2021 | 103.964 |
| 2020 | 104.526 |
| 2019 | 103.400 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.