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Best Dallas Suburbs for Commuting (2026)

North Texas cities ranked by Realust's Commute score, with average commute time and distance to downtown Dallas for every city.

Jason HaynesJason Haynes · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 min read

A great house can lose its shine on a long drive. We ranked every city we score on its Realust Commute score, which combines average commute time with walkability.

The top three today: Plano (83), Denton (83) and Dallas (83).

Best cities for commuting

#CityCommuteAvg commuteTo downtown Dallas
T-1 PlanoCollin Co. · Score 82 83 25 min 19.3 mi
T-1 DentonDenton Co. · Score 72 83 24 min 39.4 mi
T-1 DallasDallas Co. · Score 69 83 26 min 0.4 mi
T-4 CarrolltonDallas Co. · Score 76 82 24 min 18.6 mi
T-4 GrapevineDenton Co. · Score 74 82 22 min 22.5 mi
T-6 RichardsonCollin Co. · Score 77 81 24 min 13.6 mi
T-6 IrvingDallas Co. · Score 71 81 24 min 12.6 mi
T-6 AddisonDallas Co. · Score 68 81 22 min 14.4 mi
T-9 University ParkDallas Co. · Score 97 80 17 min 7.3 mi
T-9 Farmers BranchDallas Co. · Score 73 80 22 min 14.9 mi
T-9 DuncanvilleDallas Co. · Score 68 80 26 min 13.6 mi
12 LewisvilleDenton Co. · Score 75 78 25 min 24.3 mi
T-13 FriscoCollin Co. · Score 90 77 29 min 28.4 mi
T-13 RoanokeDenton Co. · Score 80 77 27 min 32.0 mi
T-15 Grand PrairieDallas Co. · Score 73 76 28 min 13.1 mi
T-15 Cockrell HillDallas Co. · Score 70 76 29 min 7.5 mi
T-17 AllenCollin Co. · Score 86 75 28 min 25.0 mi
T-17 Lake DallasDenton Co. · Score 74 75 28 min 30.2 mi
T-19 McKinneyCollin Co. · Score 84 74 28 min 33.3 mi
T-19 RockwallRockwall Co. · Score 83 74 32 min 23.5 mi
T-21 Highland ParkDallas Co. · Score 93 73 20 min 4.7 mi
T-21 The ColonyCollin Co. · Score 79 73 27 min 27.5 mi
T-21 SangerDenton Co. · Score 75 73 30 min 51.3 mi
T-21 GarlandDallas Co. · Score 71 73 30 min 19.5 mi
T-21 DeSotoDallas Co. · Score 70 73 31 min 16.4 mi

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How we rank

The Commute score is 6% of the overall Realust Score. Average commute is how long residents actually travel to work, wherever their job is, not only trips into Dallas. Every city is scored the same way, from the same sources: the U.S. Census Bureau, Zillow, Redfin, realtor.com, SchoolDigger and Walk Score. The table updates whenever our data does, so the order you see here is current.

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