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Dallas is among the 15 most 'house rich' cities in U.S., report says

This adorable Dallas home is on the market for 275,000, less than the median value of a home in the city.

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With high interest rates and home prices making daily headlines, houses in Texas' current real estate market may seem out of reach for many potential homebuyers. But that isn't the case in Dallas. A new study has revealed Dallas is the No. 15 most "house rich" major city in the nation.

To define the term "house rich," home services provider All Star Home examined data from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the median value of owner-occupied homes and the median household income across the 25 most populous American cities. A home-value-to-income ratio was established for each city based on the Census data, and rankings were determined based on whether a city had a low home-value-to-income ratio and high homeownership rate.

The study found 41.40 percent of all housing in Dallas is owner-occupied. The median home value of a home in the city is $275,400, according to the Census data, which also pegs the median household income at an estimated $65,400 per year.

Using those financial factors, All Star Home determined Dallas has a home-value-to-income ratio of 3.95.

Neighboring Fort Worth outpaced Dallas, ranking No. 4 in the nation, with a homeownership rate of 44.80 percent, and the median value of a home in the city is $212,300.

Elsewhere in Texas, El Paso took the No. 1 spot in the report, leading over all other major American cities with the highest homeownership rate (59.80 percent) and a home-value-to-income ratio of 2.68. San Antonio (No. 5) and Houston (No. 12) also earned spots in the report.

The top 10 most house rich major cities in the U.S. are:

No. 1 – El Paso, Texas
No. 2 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 3 – Indianapolis, Indiana
No. 4 – Fort Worth, Texas
No. 5 – San Antonio, Texas
No. 6 – Jacksonville, Florida
No. 7 – Columbus, Ohio
No. 8 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. 9 – Charlotte, North Carolina
No. 10 – Phoenix, Arizona

All Star Home also analyzed the most house rich states in America, but Texas appeared at the bottom of the study's category for the least house rich states, ranking No. 21.

The full report can be found on allstarhome.com.

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Viral food critic Keith Lee has moved from Las Vegas to Dallas

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TikTok food critic Keith Lee is now a Texas resident.

Social media sensation and local restaurant reviewer Keith Lee has packed his bags and made the big move from Las Vegas to Texas.

The famous food critic "let the cat out of the bag" officially in a recent post on the social media platform TikTok, where he posts all of his restaurant reviews. But he'd already previously revealed that he and his wife, Ronnie, became homeowners in a different video posted in mid-October.

"Not only have those food reviews played a pivotal role in changing me and my family's life, over 150 families' lives across the nation in less than a year's time," Lee said in the video. "And on top of that, I just became the first person in an entire generation to own a house."

Though Lee didn't share which Texas city he and his family moved to, posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) tipped it off that he'd moved to Dallas, while at the same time urging fans to give the guy some privacy.

"If you’ve met Keith Lee in Dallas recently don’t be weird and post what area," one X user wrote. "He’s still human & he’s new here. Let’s not ruin it."

Lee is no stranger to Dallas, after having spent a week in Dallas-Fort Worth in February 2024. He visited local restaurants like Brunchaholics, Thunderbird Pies, Halal Fuzionz, and more.

He also made a special visit to Taste Project in Fort Worth to donate $4,000 to support the nonprofit's mission to fight food insecurity.

In June, Lee swing back through Dallas to partner with Microsoft in a project called "The Reheat," to show how the tech company's AI products can help three Black-owned restaurants deal with business surges.

Most recently, Lee returned to Dallas to review the classic and buzzy food offerings at the Texas State Fair, such as a steak kabob, cotton candied bacon, turkey leg tacos, and much more. Maybe the State Fair is what cinched the win over Houston, which he visited in November 2023.

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