Surprising Dallas suburb emerges as a new magnet for the wealthy

Feb 4, 2026 | 12:20 pm

A new income study has revealed Dallas’ wealthiest aren’t settling down in Lewisville anymore — they’ve set their sights on Mesquite, instead.

Mesquite had one of the highest growth rates of new wealthy residents nationwide in SmartAsset’s new analysis, “Cities Adding the Most High-Income Households – 2026 Study.”

Based on U.S. Census income data, SmartAsset’s experts ranked 357 U.S. cities with at least 100,000 residents based on the growth in high-income households as a percentage of total households between 2023 and 2024. The report defines high-income households as those earning an income of at least $200,000…

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