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Area Guide

Oak Cliff Dallas, TX

A vast suburban neighborhood with an eclectic vibe

Diverse Historic Suburban

Oak Cliff is a sprawling neighborhood located just southwest of Downtown Dallas. Formerly an independent city, Oak Cliff was annexed by Dallas in 1901. Oak Cliff maintains a sense of historic charm to this day, offering an array of well-preserved houses available for rent in addition to a variety of apartments, condos, and townhomes.

Although the neighborhood is largely suburban and residential, with lush landscaping and vast stretches of green space, the northeastern portion of Oak Cliff features an eclectic Main Street vibe. Northeastern Oak Cliff boasts a bevy of restaurants, shops, bars, and more in vintage storefronts strewn along West Jefferson Boulevard and West Davis Street. Direct access to Interstates 20, 30, and 35E connects Oak Cliff to all that the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has to offer.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Oak Cliff is $1,227 for a studio, $1,289 for one bedroom, $1,497 for two bedrooms, and $1,713 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Oak Cliff has decreased by -1.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 483 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,227/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 691 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,289/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 980 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,497/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,219 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,713/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Oak Cliff

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Twelve Hills Nature Center
  • Dallas Zoo
  • Trinity Overlook Park
  • Trinity River Mountain Creek Preserve
  • Mountain Creek Lake Park

Airports

  • Dallas Love Field
  • Dallas-Fort Worth International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.