High Home Turnover in This North Texas City Is Good News For House Hunters

Turnover isn’t something you want to be a national leader in if you’re an employer. That’s not a good kind of turnover. Such turnover incurs a high financial cost and depletes resources. But there is a good kind of turnover that can likely help you spend less money. If you’re looking to buy a house, for example, a local market with high turnover is a very good thing. This is especially the case if you’re seeking a spot in Dallas, according to a new report. 

According to Realtor.com, Dallas had the fifth-highest turnover in the U.S. from September 2024 to August 2025. In that time, house hunters experienced a bigger, more diverse inventory with more agreeable pricing than before. 

Realtor.com analyzed the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas and their turnover rates to identify the top 10 places where the most people are selling their homes. To be clear, this doesn’t mean people are leaving Dallas en masse; rather, it means they are selling their homes and moving into other houses, which, in many cases, are also located in Dallas. The most recent numbers suggest that the number of people moving in and out of Dallas County skews in favor of those moving into town, not out.  

“Markets with higher turnover tend to function more fluidly than markets with lower turnover, with a healthier balance of active buyers and sellers,” says Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com. “The markets with the highest turnover are typically more affordable and supported by robust for-sale inventory, particularly from new construction.”

Sounds like a win-win, right?

“In Dallas-Fort Worth, we’re seeing a healthy increase in homeowners putting their properties on the market, which reflects strong buyer interest and vibrant market activity,” Harrison Polsky, director of luxury sales at Douglas Elliman in Dallas, said to Realtor.com. “Many people are taking advantage of rising home values to move into larger homes, upgrade to newer properties, or relocate closer to family or work.”

Realtor.com lists Big D with a median home price of $425,000, a price that a recent Redfin report indicates an annual income of at least $116,000 will be needed for. That price doesn’t just scream “affordable” by itself, but the fact that Dallas 42 sales per 1,000 units have helped keep that median from rising further.   

But Dallas, even at No. 5, isn’t the Texas city with the highest turnover rate. That distinction belongs to San Antonio at No. 2, just behind Kansas City for the top spot. In fact, major Texas cities dominate the top of this list, with Austin at No. 7 and Houston ranked No. 9, with a median list price of $358,000 and 40 sales per 1,000 units. 

“Metros like San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin have seen significant building activity over the past five years, which has helped temper home price growth and expand options for buyers, ultimately encouraging more frequent home sales,” the Realtor.com report said.