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Dallas-area suburb ranks as 3rd best place to live in Texas in 2025

Coppell is the third best place to live in Texas, according to Niche.

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The Dallas-Fort Worth mid-city of Coppell has been ranked the third best place to live in Texas in 2025 by rankings and review website Niche.com.

The survey determined the best places to live in based on crime rates, public school rankings, the local cost of living, job opportunities, and more using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, and others.

This isn't the first time Coppell has entered the limelight for its livability: Travel + Leisure ranked the city among its top five best American suburbs to live in for 2024.

In Niche's national rankings of the best places to live in the U.S., Coppell ranked 42nd overall.

The city is situated about 20 miles northwest of downtown Dallas, directly north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

The suburb boasts a population of more than 42,000 residents, and Niche gave it an "A-plus" rating thanks to its family friendliness, its high-ranking public schools, job market, nightlife, and more.

"Living in Coppell offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes," Niche says. "In Coppell there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families live in Coppell and residents tend to have moderate political views."

Coppell is also home to a shiny brand new Trader Joe's, which is the newest location from the national cult-favorite grocery chain to open in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2012.

Despite it's bustling population, many residents praise the city's close-knit community feel.

"Coppell is a beautiful, quiet and crime free suburb out of Dallas," one reviewer wrote. "Very close to all kinds of amenities and restaurants. University of North Texas, Dallas is close by and couple of other colleges which is wonderful for us since we are a family of 6. The rush hour traffic could be nuisance at times."

A Coppell home is worth a median $525,300, which is far higher than the national median home value of $303,400. Median rent prices land are just under $1,900 per month.

Coppell was the only Dallas-Fort Worth suburb to make it into the top 10 best places to live in Texas, with several others earning spots among the top 25: University Park (No. 12); Colleyville (No. 13); Frisco's Preston Highlands neighborhood (No. 13); Southlake (No. 15); Frisco proper (No. 18); Flower Mound (No. 19); Timberbrook in Plano (No. 20); and Richardson's Canyon Creek North (No. 24) and Sherrill Park North/Foxboro Addition (No. 25) neighborhoods.

The top 10 best neighborhoods to live in Texas in 2025 are:

No. 1 – Cinco Ranch in Houston
No. 2 – Triangle State in Austin
No. 3 – Coppell
No. 4 – Alamo Heights, San Antonio
No. 5 – The Woodlands
No. 6 – Sugar Land
No. 7 – Taylor Lake Village, Houston
No. 8 – Museum Park, Houston
No. 9 – Neartown - Montrose, Houston
No. 10 – Midtown Houston

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REAL ESTATE NEWS

Dallas ranks No. 9 among U.S. cities for canceled home sales in 2025

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Homebuyers across the United States are ghosting sellers at record rates, and Dallas has some of the worst offenders. Real estate marketplace Redfin tracked which metros saw the most buyers getting cold feet before closing real estate deals: Dallas came in at No. 9.

Redfin says 17.7 percent of Dallas home purchases were called off in September 2025, an increase from 16.4 percent in September 2024.

Fort Worth was even worse, landing at No. 4. In September, 18.7 percent of Fort Worth home purchases were called off, up from from 16.6 percent the previous year.

By comparison, San Antonio ranked No. 2 overall, with the highest pull-out rate in Texas, at 19 percent.

Tampa, Florida, topped the list with a cancellation rate of 20.1 percent. The national average is 15 percent.

Redfin says Goldilocks thinking is largely to blame for the rise in buyers "ghosting" sellers. A lack of compromise on concessions and repairs is driving the trend, with buyers refusing to accept imperfect homes.

Meanwhile, sellers want to avoid losing money on the deal. This is especially true of homeowners who bought during the COVID-19 boom, who are holding their asking price firm to avoid taking a loss. With plenty of homes on the market in "Sun Belt" cities — in some place, more than twice as many sellers than buyers — buyers are weighing all options.

“I’m seeing a lot of buyer’s remorse,” explained Redfin agent Jo Chavez, in a release. “Buyers make an offer, then they start worrying they could have found a better deal or a better home because there are more home sellers than buyers in the market. Some other buyers are backing out because they’re concerned about job security.”

The top 10 markets with the most sideways deals include:

No. 1 — Tampa, Florida
No. 2 – San Antonio, Texas
No. 3 — Atlanta, Georgia
No. 4 — Orlando, Florida
No. 5 — Fort Worth, Texas
No. 6 — Riverside, California
No. 7 — Fort Lauderdale, Florida
No. 8 —Jacksonville, Florida
No. 9 — Dallas, Texas
No. 10 — Las Vegas, Nevada

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