Grand Prairie, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Grand Prairie.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Grand Prairie compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 198,564City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $78,889Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 99ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)Near U.S. avg (100)U.S. 100
- Median home value
- $272,200City limits (ACS)10% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,470City limits (ACS)9% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 27 min8% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 217.3annualized per 100k · citywide64% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2101.8annualized per 100k · citywide32% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 95°F8.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 39°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 36.2 in10% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2857% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Grand Prairie with another city
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 285 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 27 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 32/100. Labor-market readings near 4.2% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates around 217.3 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
Relocators eyeing Grand Prairie, Texas will find roughly 198,564 residents within city limits. With median income around $78,889 and a cost index of 99, the market reads close to the national housing-cost baseline. Budget for median rents around $1,470 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Grand Prairie is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Grand Prairie with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Grand Prairie city, 1600000US4830464)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN481130000000003 (Dallas County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00053907 ARLINGTON MUNI AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28