Dallas · Central

Living in Knox-Henderson & Oak Lawn, Dallas

Knox-Henderson pairs a shopping and dining strip with the Katy Trail on either side of US 75. Oak Lawn, to the west, is a dense, central mix of condos, townhomes and the Cedar Springs dining corridor.

Home typesTownhome, Mid-rise / high-rise condo, Luxury apartment, Older single-family (limited)

Home ageMix of 1920s-50s homes and duplexes, 1960s-80s condos, and many townhomes and towers from the 2000s to present.

LotsSmall urban lots; most new construction is townhomes or multifamily replacing older homes.

HOACondos and newer townhome rows usually have HOAs; older single-family streets typically do not.

School districtsDallas ISD

Getting around

Downtown and Uptown are a few minutes away by car, Katy Trail or DART. The Tollway and US 75 run north to Plano and Frisco, with peak congestion.

Downtown Dallas ~7 min 3 mi
Legacy West (Plano) ~28 min 20 mi
DFW Airport ~31 min 20 mi
Downtown Fort Worth ~44 min 36 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

Katy Trail access
Dense dining and shopping
Very central location

Tradeoffs

Premium pricing for small lots
Construction and traffic on Knox and Henderson
Weekend parking

Nearby

Katy Trail, Knox Street shops, Henderson Avenue, Turtle Creek Park, Reverchon Park, Katy Trail Ice House

Development watch

The Knox, a roughly 1-million-square-foot project next to the Katy Trail, includes a 27-story apartment tower, a 140-room hotel with condos and an office building. The hotel and office are set for late 2026.

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