For the third straight year, Dallas renters are getting slightly less square footage for the money, a recent study found. While rent buys you more in Big D than in many of the nation’s biggest housing markets, renters can stretch those dollars further elsewhere in Texas.
RentCafe’s latest analysis comparing how much apartment space renters can afford with a monthly budget of $1,500 in the 200 largest cities in the United States found that the square footage in Dallas ticked down again, clocking in at an average of 806 square feet. Last year, the number was 814 square feet, and the year before that, 815.
Dallas ranked No. 103 nationally. Nevertheless, 806 square feet is still nearly four times the 210 square feet that $1,500 will get you in Manhattan, which ranked last for most bang for your buck. Dallas also outperformed the national average of 703 square feet, and even beat out Austin, where the same budget covers 784 square feet…