ZIP 75226 vs ZIP 75243

75226 is one of 84 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Dallas County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 15 of the 35 nearby ZIPs shown.

2 school locations in 75226: 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: UPLIFT LUNA PREPARATORY H S, UPLIFT LUNA SECONDARY SCHOOL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

75243 is one of 84 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Dallas County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 23 of the 35 nearby ZIPs shown.

14 school locations in 75243: 11 middle, 3 high.

In alphabetical order: AIKIN EL, AUDELIA CREEK EL, FOREST LANE ACADEMY, FOREST MEADOW J H, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2005 the typical home in 75226 was worth $113,647.

Values peaked at $343,273 in July 2022. The latest reading is −10.1% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $308,747, +0.5% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $308,747. Put 20% down and borrow $246,998 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,710 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $69,589 a year, $5,799 a month. So the payment takes 29.5% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 10.9% in 2005.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2005 (5.71%) the payment was $528.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $866.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,588 — +83% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +15%.

Reported values rose +172% since January 2005.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +74% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2005 home was worth $198,189. So the real change is +56%, not +172%.

75226: +172% since January 2005.

Dallas County: +156% since January 2005.

Texas: +123% since January 2005 — 75226 ran ahead of it by 49 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 75226 sits at the 26th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

52nd for appreciation (recent value growth); 55th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $2,019 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,572 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 16.4. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 75243 was worth $91,547.

Values peaked at $321,964 in May 2024. The latest reading is −8.1% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $295,915, −1.2% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $295,915. Put 20% down and borrow $236,732 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,639 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $50,357 a year, $4,196 a month. So the payment takes 39.1% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 12.1% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $548.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $756.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,522 — +101% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +27%.

Reported values rose +223% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $180,677. So the real change is +64%, not +223%.

75243: +223% since January 2000.

Dallas County: +211% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 75243 ran ahead of it by 63 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 75243 sits at the 9th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

35th for appreciation (recent value growth); 24th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $1,935 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,048 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 23.5. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Homes sold: about 1 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 0 — so sales ran at ∞% of it, and below it in 2 of the last 24 months.

Across Dallas County, builders pulled permits for 12,691 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 37% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 54 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 89% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 205.

Going out — closed sales: about 35 a month. That is 65% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 61% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 39% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 5.9 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 19 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 35 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 45 — so sales ran at 78% of it, and below it in 22 of the last 24 months.

Across Dallas County, builders pulled permits for 12,691 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 37% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Dallas County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 37,687 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 52,152 moved out.

Net across those counties: −14,465 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 9 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Tarrant, TX (11,085 households); most departures went to Tarrant, TX (14,066).

This ZIP sits in Dallas County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 37,687 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 52,152 moved out.

Net across those counties: −14,465 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 205 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Tarrant, TX (11,085 households); most departures went to Tarrant, TX (14,066).