Dallas · Downtown

Living in Deep Ellum & Downtown Dallas

Downtown offers high-rise and loft living around parks, the Arts District and the rail hub. Deep Ellum, just east, is a historic warehouse district known for live music, murals and barbecue.

Home typesLoft condo, High-rise condo, Converted historic building, Luxury apartment

Home ageHistoric early-1900s commercial buildings converted to lofts, plus residential towers and apartments from the 2000s to present.

LotsNo private lots to speak of; homes are condos and lofts in urban buildings.

HOACondo HOAs are standard, and dues vary widely by building age and amenities.

School districtsDallas ISD

Getting around

This is the regional hub: all DART light-rail lines meet downtown, and Deep Ellum has its own Green Line station. North job centers are reachable by US 75 or DART, with peak traffic.

Downtown Dallas You're there 0 mi
Legacy West (Plano) ~29 min 22 mi
DFW Airport ~30 min 21 mi
Downtown Fort Worth ~41 min 33 mi

Off-peak drive estimates from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), measured from each area's center on 2026-10-21. Rush hour is often much longer.

2025 property tax rates

Location	City	School district	County	Total
City of Dallas (Dallas County, Dallas ISD)	0.6988	0.9938	0.5341	2.2267%

2025 tax rates per $100 of value, from Republic Title's 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates (compiled from county appraisal districts). County column includes county, community college and hospital districts where they apply. Excludes MUD/PID and special districts, and is before homestead exemptions.

Strengths

Best rail access in the region
Arts, music and dining
Range of loft and condo price points

Tradeoffs

Nightlife noise in Deep Ellum
Parking and garage costs
Ongoing highway and convention-center construction

Nearby

Trees (Elm Street), Pecan Lodge, Main Street Garden Park, Dallas Farmers Market, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Fair Park

Development watch

The $3.7 billion Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center rebuild broke ground in 2024, with construction expected through 2028. TxDOT's plan to lower I-345 into a trench could reshape the Downtown-Deep Ellum edge. Verify current timelines.

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