Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Garland might be more expensive than living in rural Texas, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
What exactly are those Garland neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Garland are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.
What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Garland for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Towngate looks to be the cheapest Garland neighborhood to live in.
At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Garland. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Garland that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Garland.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Garland For 2024
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Population: 112
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (2nd cheapest)
More on Towngate: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 797
Cost Of Living Index: 95 (17th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (cheapest)
More on Dalcastle And Linda Heights: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 360
Cost Of Living Index: 91 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (11th cheapest)
More on Bellaire Heights: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 795
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (20th cheapest)
More on Meadowcreek Village: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 562
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (20th cheapest)
More on Las Mariposas: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 520
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (13th cheapest)
More on Freemonteers: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 2,437
Cost Of Living Index: 94 (15th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.2 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (4th cheapest)
More on Oaks: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 855
Cost Of Living Index: 91 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.3 (18th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (17th cheapest)
More on Orchard Hills: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 313
Cost Of Living Index: 98 (3cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (15th cheapest)
More on Crystal Lake: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,845
Cost Of Living Index: 97 (28th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.2 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (6th cheapest)
More on Apollo Arapaho And Camelot: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Garland Hoods In 2024
To rank the cheapest places to live in Garland, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.
Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 56 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Garland.” We’re lookin’ at you, Towngate.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Garland. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Garland
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Garland where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
The most affordable neighborhoods in Garland are Towngate, Dalcastle And Linda Heights, Bellaire Heights, Meadowcreek Village, Las Mariposas, Freemonteers, Oaks, Orchard Hills, Crystal Lake, and Apollo Arapaho And Camelot.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Garland aren’t all cheap. Place One takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Garland.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Garland are Place One, Waterford Estates, Arbor Creek, Creekside Village, and Camelot Community.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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