Corinth vs Dallas

Which is the better fit for you?

Corinth, TX
73
Area Score
Top 7% nationally
Dallas, TX
60
Area Score
Top 47% nationally

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Corinth receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 102.5 against 102.5 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$539 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,652 in Dallas against $2,191 in Corinth.
The median home
15% less
$320,700 in Dallas against $375,600 in Corinth.
The weather you would swap
Winters 6°F milder
Normal January lows are 38°F in Dallas against 32°F in Corinth; July highs are 97°F against 96°F (summers 1°F hotter).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Corinth
Dallas
Opportunity: Corinth is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
73 · Top 19%
vs
59 · Top 43%
Growth: Corinth is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
87 · Top 1%
vs
65 · Top 21%
Climate
63 · Bottom 25%
vs
63 · Bottom 29%
Physical resilience: Corinth is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
65 · Top 43%
vs
53 · Bottom 46%
Housing affordability: Dallas is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
67 · Top 50%
vs
68 · Top 45%
Schools: Corinth is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
78 · Top 15%
vs
41 · Bottom 39%
Access: Dallas is the more favorable of the two.
Access
94 · Top 42%
vs
99 · Top 9%
Economic stability: Corinth is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
75 · Top 12%
vs
43 · Bottom 26%

Measured values

MetricCorinthDallasSource period
Population23,3851,307,9302024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$120,580 — more favorable$70,5182024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$53,440 — more favorable$45,8112024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,010/sq mi3,850/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$375,600$320,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,891$1,472 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,191$1,652 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index102.5102.52023
Homeownership rate76.7%42.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.3% — more favorable4.6%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.2%−0.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4% — more favorable38.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate3.6% — more favorable16.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)4837,30712 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents20.7 — more favorable5.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+29.8%+30.1% — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Average July high96°F97°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low32°F38°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation35.6"38.3"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport17 mi6 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate28.9 min ±1.6 min27.9 min ±0.2 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age40.233.42024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher14.6 — more favorable15.32024-25 school year
Math proficiency61.0% — more favorable48.3%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency59.6% — more favorable42.1%2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

One row above shows both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Corinth

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

Dallas

Elevated or high exposure: hail, tornado.

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Corinth
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Corinth: Your Score
73
Area Score
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Dallas: Your Score
60
Area Score

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