Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dallas is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 115th of 258 in Georgia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 62% of Georgia towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $76K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $351K, 3.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Dallas’ average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Paulding County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Dallas beats most towns.
11,544 counted in 2010 and 14,042 in 2020; an estimated 15,402 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.5% since 2020, after 21.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Dallas is from typical.
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Census counts: 169 in 1880, 14,042 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dallas. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw20 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
22 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
28 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
27 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature CenterMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dallas, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dallas.
Dallas has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also has commutes longer than most of Georgia.
6.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Dallas is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sara Babb Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 2. Dallas City Dog Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Veteran's Memorial Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Paulding County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Jones Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 728 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Dallas’ FEMA risk score is 7 of 100. Since 2009, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dallas.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Dallas 7 Ne weather station, 8 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 218 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 88% of Georgia places with climate records. July afternoons average 89°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 82% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 31.9°.
Dallas has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dallas beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Dallas.
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Dallas | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 6,669 working residents takes 41.1 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Dallas for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Dallas fell to 5,301 in 2023, 294 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Atlanta (8%), Marietta (7%) and Hiram (3%).
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dallas's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 23 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Dallas home is worth about $351,000, down 0.6% in a year, 7% above the Georgia typical home. 58% of Dallas households own their home.
| Dallas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,492 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Dallas; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Dallas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
6 notable people were born in Dallas.
City in Georgia, United States
Dallas is a city in, and county seat of, Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The estimated population, as of 2020, was 14,042. Dallas is a northwestern exurb of Atlanta, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) from the downtown area. It was named for George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, under James K. Polk.
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One town shares a border with Dallas.
Dallas reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dallas with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dallas grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #115 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including Jayne County and Bessie Harvey.
