Dallas, TX
– Population change: 883,467 increase (+203%)
– 2016 population: 1,317,929
– 1950 population: 434,462
The population booms of Dallas and neighboring Fort Worth, Texas, rival that of the Los Angeles boom in the 1980s, according to global real estate investment firm JLL after studying the numbers. For those who’ve purchased homes in Dallas, their investments are panning out: One Zillow study found Dallas home value to be increasing at a rate of $7.71 per hour.