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2 Dallas-area ZIP codes rank as hottest U.S. housing markets in 2024

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This Bedford home is on the market for $380,000.

The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market is growing hotter by the day, and two ZIP codes in particular were listed in Realtor.com's new survey of the hottest housing markets in America: 76021 in Bedford, and 75028 in Flower Mound.

To come up with the 2024 list, Realtor.com analyzed the number of unique viewers per property on Realtor.com from January through June, and the number of days a listing remained active on the site during that period.

Bedford's 76021 ZIP code ranked No. 37 on the list; the median price of a home in the area was $425,000 during the first half of 2024. Homes in the city spent a median 25 days on the market before being sold, and listings in the ZIP code were viewed 2.3 times more often than a typical listing in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Bedford's rapid expansion is bolstered by new restaurant openings in the city, and a highly anticipated new H-E-B supermarket that's scheduled to open in 2026.

Ranking three spots behind Bedford as the No. 40 hottest U.S. housing market is 75028 in Flower Mound. Homes in the area were viewed 2.4 times more than typical DFW listings, and homes sold after a median 28 days on the market. The median price of a home in Flower Mound from January to June came out to $584,000, the report found.

Flower Mound is known for being one of the most livable small cities in America, thanks to its affordability and an abundance of new coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants, and outdoor recreational activities.

620 Blue Leaf Drive, Flower Mound house for sale This cozy home at 620 Blue Leaf Drive in Flower Mound's 75028 ZIP code is on the market for $399,000.realtor.com

Dallas-area real estate growth isn't limited to mid-cities, either. Two additional ZIP codes in North Texas – in Forney and Aubrey – were among the hottest housing markets in 2023, according to a separate study by Opendoor.

Though Dallas-Fort Worth's housing market is hotter than other parts of the state, Realtor.com noted that buyer interest in the general American South has waned in 2024 due to affordability issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. There were no Southern ZIP codes that made it into the top 10 hottest housing markets this year.

"The South, in particular, has seen a significant pick up in for-sale inventory, which has thinned out buyer demand on a per-property basis, cooling off and slowing down the region's housing market," the report said.

Meanwhile, ZIP codes in the Northeast and Midwest dominated the top 10 housing markets, with Gahanna, Ohio's 43230 ZIP once again topping the list for the second year in a row.

The top 10 hottest housing markets are:

No. 1 – 43230 in Gahanna, Ohio
No. 2 – 63021 in Ballwin, Missouri
No. 3 – 01970 in Salem, Massachusetts
No. 4 – 07920 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
No. 5 – 14609 in Rochester, New York
No. 6 – 08054 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey
No. 7 – 01453 in Leominster, Massachusetts
No. 8 – 01085 in Westfield, Massachusetts
No. 9 – 46322 in Highland, Indiana
No. 10 – 18062 in Macungie, Pennsylvania

The full report and its methodology can be found on realtor.com.

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Dallas was a top-10 destination for Gen Zers on the move for 2023

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Who wouldn't want to live in a Gen Z paradise like Dallas?

As Gen Z enters adulthood, many are flocking to the nation's biggest cultural hubs like New York City, Los Angeles — and now Dallas, which had the ninth-highest inflow of Gen Zers in 2023.

Dallas' new reputation as a Gen Z hotspot was unveiled in a recent report by American home improvement brand This Old House, which analyzed migration trends across multiple generations using 2023 U.S. Census Bureau data.

Dallas saw an influx of 13,770 Gen Z residents last year to become the generation's No. 9 most popular city. That's 4,223 more Gen Zers than the net migration rate from 2022, the report found.

Real estate marketplace Zillow seems to agree on a statewide scale, declaring Texas as the No. 1 destination for Gen Zers on the move in 2024.

However, as Gen Z Dallasites may have learned, it's going to take a big bite out of their paychecks to live in such a highly sought after city. A March RentCafe housing cost analysis predicted Gen Z adults living in Dallas are likely to spend over $149,000 on rent by the time they are 30 years old.

While Dallas saw big gains in its Gen Z population last year, many other big cities saw a mass exodus. Plano, for example — which gained 1,295 Gen Z residents in 2022 — lost 4,028 Gen Zers in 2023, the report discovered.

The biggest Gen-Z exodus was in El Paso, with a drop of 5,607 — "a sharp turn from 2022 when the city saw an increase," the report said. "Other cities, including Plano, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; McKinney, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas, are seeing similar declines."

"Gen X, baby boomers, and the Silent Generation are also moving away from major cities, particularly New York City and Washington, D.C.," the report said. "They’re heading to some of the same cities as Gen Z, including Houston and Jacksonville, Florida."

The top 10 cities that gained the most Gen Z residents in 2023 are:

No. 1 – New York City, New York
No. 2 – Los Angeles, California
No. 3 – Houston, Texas
No. 4 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. 5 – Chicago, Illinois
No. 6 – San Diego, California
No. 7 – Seattle, Washington
No. 8 – Charlotte, North Carolina
No. 9 – Dallas, Texas
No. 10 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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