Garland, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Garland home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

239,928
Population Estimate
$160,753
Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
22.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$185
Median Listing Price$305,000
Median Days on Market62
Active Listings582
New Listings200
Total Listings (Active + Pending)743
Avg Listing Price$353,954
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.71
Family Dual Income59.1
Median Household Income$61,211
Median Individual Income$28,980
Home Ownership62.5%
Home Value$160,753
Median Rent$1,133
Rent Burden31.0%
Poverty13.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED22.9%
  • Highschool Education24.1%
  • Some College30.0%
  • Bachelors Degree15.6%
  • Graduate Degree7.3%
  • Total College or Above22.9%
  • Stem Degree44.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.6%
  • Female50.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.5%
  • Divorced12.8%
  • Never Married33.2%
  • Widowed4.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGarland
State IDTX
Population239,928

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.8%
19–2914.1%
30–3913.6%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.9%
60–699.5%
70–795.1%
80+2.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.3%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled9.2%

ETHNICITY

White63.8%
Black14.9%
Asian11.2%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.1%
Multiple3.5%

OTHER

Hispanic42.5%
Limited English10.8%
Health Uninsured23.4%
Veteran5.2%

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Neighborhoods in Garland, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in Garland, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Forest Ridge Apartments

    Forest Ridge ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.8/10 · 4 schools

  • Duck Creek

    Duck Creek Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,200
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 67 schools

  • Emerald Lakes POA

    Emerald Lake ↗

    Median asking price
    $589,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    8
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 67 schools

  • Downtown Garland

    Downtown Garland ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    7
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 67 schools

  • Rustic Oaks

    Rustic Oaks Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $349,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 67 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.