Garland, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Garland.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Garland 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
- 245,298City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $74,717Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 98ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)Near U.S. avg (100)U.S. 100
- Median home value
- $248,900City limits (ACS)18% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,525City limits (ACS)13% 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
- 28 min12% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 4011% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 302.1annualized per 100k · citywide50% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2583.5annualized per 100k · citywide16% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 96°F9.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 40°F6.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 38.3 in16% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2836% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Garland with another city
Relocators eyeing Garland, Texas will find roughly 245,298 residents within city limits. Median household income is roughly $74,717, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 98 — close to the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Budget for median rents around $1,525 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Garland 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 Garland with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 283 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Plan on roughly 28 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 40. Unemployment recently ran near 4.2%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates around 302.1 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Garland city, 1600000US4829000)
- 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 (USW00013960 DALLAS LOVE FLD)
Last updated 2026-07-28