Rents are 4% below what Dallas's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,752 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Dallas is 0.3% below its high of $1,758 in June 2026, at $1,752 as of September 2026.
Rent in Dallas changed +4.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 North Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.9%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($58,403) is $1,460 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,430); a 4-bedroom is $1,810.
Bessemer City, 8 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,415/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dallas. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Dallas, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 21.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dallas, NC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Dallas, NC paid around $1,509 a month. That figure now sits near $1,752, up 16.1% from the 2023 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Dallas, NC now reports about $58,403, up from $51,136 in 2021. Census counts show Dallas, NC adding about 327 residents over the five-year window, up 5.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 44.4% to 35.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 13.8% to 21.2% across the same window. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Dallas, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dallas is $1,752/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,010/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,160/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,430/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($58,403/yr), Dallas ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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At $1,752/mo, rent takes ~36% of Dallas's median household income ($58,403/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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