Dallas is Big Enough for Everyone
We’re Advocating for Attainable Housing
More than 245 non- and for-profit organizations and individuals with a single mission: to advocate for the creation and preservation of attainable housing in the city of Dallas for all.
A August 2024 Rental Housing Needs Assessment by the Child Poverty Action Lab found that Dallas has a 39,919 unit gap in rental housing for its lowest-income households making at or below 50% Area Median Income (AMI), which is $48,700 for a family of four. Without action, this gap will grow to 76,073 units by 2035 and begin to affect higher income households, with a gap of 62,747 units for households earning up to 80% of AMI.
In June 2023, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP released a State of Dallas Housing - 5 Year Comparison Report. This report focused on how Dallas’ housing landscape changed over five years from the years 2016 to 2021, particularly as it relates to homeownership. Dallas has 38,642 fewer homes valued at or around $100,000 when compared to 2016, representing the loss of housing stock affordable to home-buyers making $25,000-$35,000 a year.
The Dallas Housing Coalition, a grassroots, volunteer-powered organization, formally launched June 26, 2023, calling for an investment of $200M in the City of Dallas’ May 2024 Bond Program towards housing and homelessness solutions. Ultimately, voters approved $82M across 3 propositions (G, H, and I) to enable our city to leverage municipal funding with private investors and other sources of public funding.
Everyone deserves a place to call home. We are fighting for greater public investments in housing initiatives, a diverse mix of housing options, and the protection of existing affordable homes in our city.
Most recently, as a coalition, we threw our support behind ForwardDallas 2.0, the City of Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan update that was approved by the Dallas City Council on September 25, 2024. Read our statement on its adoption here.
What’s good for each of us is also what’s good for all of us.
In addition to fueling economic growth, attainable housing promotes a sustainable society, upward mobility, the preservation of our local history, and a more vibrant community.
When people have access to housing…
Overall Community Health Improves
Neighborhoods Successfully Stabilize
More Money is Spent on Other Needs
Economic Mobility Increases
Public Spending is Focused Elsewhere
Dallas is becoming unaffordable. The median income in Dallas is $58,200, and the average home price is $405,000.
Access to housing is the greatest reason people move. Where people move, companies move, and that’s not good for Dallas. We are playing second fiddle to the suburbs.
Dallas needs 100,000 new or refurbished homes by 2033 to meet our housing demand.
Dallas’ future is tied to solving housing. Dallas has a long history of rising to the challenge, solving issues others have not and we are sure we can solve this, too.
Cities that fail to offer affordable housing solutions will ultimately drive out residents leading to a shortage in the workforce, an increase in negative health outcomes for its residents, and inevitably, discourage growth in their local economies.
Our Member Organizations
The Dallas Housing Coalition is proud to have a diverse and dedicated group of member organizations who are committed to supporting the development of attainable housing in our community. Our membership consists of non- and for-profit housing developers, housing and policy experts, and other interested organizations, businesses, and resident associations who share our vision for a better, healthier Dallas.
There is no cost or commitment in becoming a member at this time. By completing the membership form at the bottom of this page and affirming your support of our mission, you can:
Join the coalition
Be listed on our membership page
Sign up for news and updates from the coalition
Our Mission and Vision
The goals of the Dallas Housing Coalition are to increase the public’s consciousness regarding housing attainability and increase the supply of housing available to a variety of income levels and people of all stages of life across Dallas. We are dedicated to working collaboratively with others to achieve our shared goals, and we believe that by coming together as a community, we can create a better Dallas.
What We Do
Take a look at what we are working on right now, and check out some of our resources to learn how you can help.