North Dallas

North Dallas cities and towns are routinely ranked among the best suburbs in the DFW Metroplex. Home to many of Dallas’ wealthiest people, this area features both sprawling estates and row after row of ranch-style homes. Executive and luxury homes built on golf course and lake front lots, elegant gated estates, horse properties with acreage, as well as fine homes in both recently developed and well-established suburban and semi-rural neighborhoods are all available in the north Dallas suburbs area.

Between Northwest Highway, LBJ Freeway, Midway Road, and Central Expressway, you’ll also find the most prestigious private schools in the city, long-established and beloved neighborhood shopping centers along Preston Road, and the crown jewel of Dallas retail. These top Dallas suburbs for families and the public schools that serve them, typically dominate objectively compiled best DFW school districts, DFW’s best K-12 schools and best DFW public high schools lists.

CITY DATA

Population: 53,101
Median Age: 47
Median Household Income: $ 120,158
Median Property Value: $ 589,173
Poverty Rate: 6.2%

SCHOOL DATA

The Dallas Independent School District sits in the heart of a large, diverse and dynamic region with a metropolitan population of 6.5 million people in the 12 counties in North Central Texas. The district is the second-largest public school district in the state and the 16th-largest in the nation. Innovation, tenacity, vision and equity are key drivers that have shaped Dallas ISD into one of the area’s most prominent and forward-looking school districts. Advances such as pay for performance, college and career education programs and public school choice, all of which began more than a decade ago, are taking the district to the next level. Learn more about the district and schools here.