Is Lake Dallas a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lake Dallas grades B overall, ranked 131st of 640 in Texas. 32% of its land is conserved. The median household earns $77K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $340K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. 32% of the land in Lake Dallas is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 62 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Willow Grove Park, at 176 acres.
What makes Lake Dallas stand out
Where Lake Dallas beats most towns.
2 miles of trails in Lake Dallas
32% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Lake Dallas grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lake Dallas is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lake Dallas: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Dallas.
Lake Dallas keeps more of its land conserved than most of Texas, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
Protected land: nearly a third of Lake Dallas
Its 564 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Texas towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #5 of 642 in Texas.
2.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Lake Dallas’ trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Texas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willow Grove Park | 0.7 mi | 176 |
| 2. Lake Dallas City Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Thousand Oaks Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Lake Dallas beat 55% of Texas districts
Lake Dallas ISD runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Lake Dallas, with 1,343 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 843 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Dallas’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Dallas (14%), Denton (10%) and Lewisville (8%). Most people who work leave Lake Dallas to do it: just 2% work in town. Among residents locally, 3.7% live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Lake Dallas has added 300 jobs, to 1,518 in 2023.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Dallas reports less crime per resident than 73% of U.S. towns
At 10.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 10 reported in 2025, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Lake Dallas’ property crime rate comes in at 6.3 per 1,000 residents. In Lake Dallas, the violent crime rate is 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Lake Dallas has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.4°.
Lake Dallas’ July high stands at 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Lake Dallas is tornadoes, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 46% of Lake Dallas’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 29% to inland flooding. Lake Dallas’ FEMA hazard score is 34 of 100. It has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Dallas’ grade for cost of living is a C−
A home in Lake Dallas typically sold within 25 days of listing. The typical Lake Dallas home is worth about $340,000, down 0.6% in a year, 15% above the Texas typical home. The rent at the middle of the market for Lake Dallas comes to $1,519 a month.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,519 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Dallas looks like Texas by age
A bachelor’s degree or higher: a third of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Texas. No age group stands out against Texas: all are within 4 points. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Lake Dallas who are 65 or older: 15%.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 14% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 71 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.6 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lake Dallas | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Lake Dallas is less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Hickory Creek (B+) to Corinth (A−).
Nearly a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lake Dallas. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 31% have high blood pressure.
| Lake Dallas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Lake Dallas | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12% | 10.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.8% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
AT&T Stadium and 77 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Dallas. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
26 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
12 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids ResortPhoto credits
AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0
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Everything we know about Lake Dallas
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Dallas
About 4 of every 100 Lake Dallas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Lake Dallas for work
Where Lake Dallas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Dallas
City in Texas, United States
Lake Dallas is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Dallas had a population of 7,708. It is located in North Texas, northwest of the city of Dallas, on the shores of Lewisville Lake. The community's name derives from the original name of the lake. It is also one of the four communities in the Lake Cities.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 574 ft
- ZIP code
- 75065
- Area code
- 940
Lake Dallas’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Lake Dallas.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas | #131 | B | C− | B+ | B | B− |
| Hickory Creek | #167 | B− | D− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Corinth | #75 | B+ | D | A− | B | A− |
| Shady Shores | #130 | B | C | — | B | A− |
Shady Shores reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lake Dallas with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Dallas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Dallas, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lake Dallas grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #131 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, B+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lake Dallas, TX expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.