Feb 2, 2026
Dallas-area residents need years to save for down payments
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It takes the typical household in Dallas-Fort Worth over five years to save for a down payment on a median-priced home, according to a Realtor.com analysis.
The big picture: The typical U.S. household needed almost seven years to save for a median home down payment in 2025.
- The median down payment was $30,400 in the third quarter of 2025, up from $13,900 six years earlier.
Zoom in: The median down payment in Dallas-Fort Worth for January through November was $25,193.
- It would take a median household in the metro 5.4 years to save that much.
Stunning stat: San Antonio saw the shortest time to save, averaging 1.3 years.