Dallas 75238

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dallas County, TX · 14,393 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

16affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
51.2%
severe
Days on market
22
daily
Price cuts
29.6%
of active
Valuation
-22.2%
vs assessor
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34
/100
Weak
stable · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
10
Valuation
50
Economic health
16

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

62/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 41.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 52d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 75238. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 51.3% of median income. A 32% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 52. Renting is approximately 222% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 38.6).

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLESELLER SLIGHT

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$637,992
▴ 1.6% YoY
Days on market
22
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,378
ZORI
Investor score
31/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
79
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-22.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$496,245
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+77.9%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Dallas+77.9%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$306
Price-to-income8.4×

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How 75238 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity95%
Supply tightness82%
Affordability3%
Investment yield4%
Appreciation74%

Affordability, supply & momentum

51SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply10.1 mo
Days on Market22d
Inv vs History-0.4%
Listing Density6.0/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,223
Payment burden51.2%
Median income · ZIP$75,498
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,861
Monthly rent$1,378
Market dynamics
Price cut %29.6%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply10.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,378
Price-to-rent38.6
Est. cap rate1.7%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score4
Bike score

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Dallas County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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