Where do you work? AT&T · Downtown Dallas American Airlines · Fort Worth Capital One · Plano Charles Schwab · Westlake Fidelity Investments · Westlake Frito-Lay / PepsiCo · Plano JPMorgan Chase Legacy West · Plano Keurig Dr Pepper · Frisco Kimberly-Clark · Irving Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth McKesson · Las Colinas Raytheon · McKinney Southwest Airlines · Love Field State Farm CityLine · Richardson Texas Instruments · Dallas Toyota North America HQ · Plano Tyler Technologies · Plano Baylor University Medical Center · Dallas Medical City Plano · Plano UT Southwestern / Medical District · Dallas SMU · University Park Texas Woman's University · Denton UT Dallas · Richardson University of North Texas · Denton AllianceTexas Arlington Entertainment District Downtown Dallas Downtown Fort Worth Galleria / LBJ Las Colinas Urban Center Legacy West Telecom Corridor The Star Uptown Dallas DFW Airport Dallas Love Field + Add a second commute
Second commute Choose a workplace… AT&T · Downtown Dallas American Airlines · Fort Worth Capital One · Plano Charles Schwab · Westlake Fidelity Investments · Westlake Frito-Lay / PepsiCo · Plano JPMorgan Chase Legacy West · Plano Keurig Dr Pepper · Frisco Kimberly-Clark · Irving Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth McKesson · Las Colinas Raytheon · McKinney Southwest Airlines · Love Field State Farm CityLine · Richardson Texas Instruments · Dallas Toyota North America HQ · Plano Tyler Technologies · Plano Baylor University Medical Center · Dallas Medical City Plano · Plano UT Southwestern / Medical District · Dallas SMU · University Park Texas Woman's University · Denton UT Dallas · Richardson University of North Texas · Denton AllianceTexas Arlington Entertainment District Downtown Dallas Downtown Fort Worth Galleria / LBJ Las Colinas Urban Center Legacy West Telecom Corridor The Star Uptown Dallas DFW Airport Dallas Love Field
7 cities within 30 minutes
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Skipping toll roads adds about 1 min on average for cities within 45 minutes.
About the area Uptown Dallas sits just north of downtown along McKinney Avenue, with offices, apartments and the free M-Line trolley.
Affordable places to live near Uptown Dallas
Lowest median home prices within 30 minutes.
Best suburbs for families near Uptown Dallas
Highest Realust Schools scores within 30 minutes.
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Uptown Dallas + DFW Airport Irving 30 min 20 min Uptown Dallas + State Farm University Park 19 min 23 min Uptown Dallas + American Airlines Cockrell Hill 27 min 27 min Uptown Dallas + Texas Instruments University Park 19 min 17 min
Your year in traffic
Living in University Park , you’d drive to Uptown Dallas for about
146 hours a year
That's 6.1 full days. Rush hour adds 54 of those hours.
19 min each way at 8 AM
6.5 mi each way
+7 min rush-hour penalty
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Highland Park (10 min) Dallas (13 min) University Park (19 min) Cockrell Hill (27 min) Addison (30 min) Farmers Branch (30 min) Irving (30 min) Hutchins (32 min) Grand Prairie (34 min) Duncanville (35 min) Wilmer (35 min) Cedar Hill (38 min) Balch Springs (39 min) Grapevine (39 min) Coppell (40 min) DeSoto (42 min) Lancaster (42 min) Richardson (42 min) Ferris (44 min) Mesquite (44 min) Seagoville (44 min) Sunnyvale (44 min) Carrollton (45 min) Glenn Heights (45 min) Garland (46 min) Ovilla (46 min) Rowlett (46 min) Combine (51 min) Trophy Club (51 min) Lewisville (52 min) Flower Mound (54 min) Plano (54 min) Roanoke (56 min) Rockwall (56 min) Allen (57 min) Corinth (57 min) Double Oak (57 min) Lake Dallas (57 min) Frisco (58 min) Highland Village (58 min) Mobile City (58 min) Heath (59 min) Parker (60 min) Sachse (61 min) The Colony (61 min) Shady Shores (63 min) Fate (64 min) Copper Canyon (65 min) McLendon-Chisholm (65 min) Prosper (65 min) Denton (67 min) Fairview (67 min) Lantana (67 min) McKinney (68 min) Royse City (68 min) St. Paul (68 min) Lucas (69 min) Haslet (70 min) Bartonville (71 min) Krum (71 min) Little Elm (71 min) Wylie (71 min) Lavon (72 min) Nevada (72 min) Argyle (73 min) Justin (74 min) Lowry Crossing (74 min) Northlake (74 min) Celina (75 min) Oak Point (76 min) Ponder (78 min) Providence Village (78 min) Cross Roads (79 min) Melissa (79 min) New Hope (79 min) Sanger (80 min) Anna (82 min) Farmersville (82 min) Aubrey (83 min) Pilot Point (83 min) Van Alstyne (83 min) Westminster (84 min) Princeton (86 min) Blue Ridge (87 min) Share my commute
Highland Park: 77 hours · Irving: 230 hours
Questions about living near Uptown Dallas
How long is the commute from University Park to Uptown Dallas? About 19 minutes leaving at 8 AM on a weekday, and 12 with no traffic. It's 6.5 miles from the center of University Park.
What's the most affordable city within 30 minutes of Uptown Dallas? Cockrell Hill, with a median home price of $217K and a 27-minute rush-hour drive.
Which nearby city has the best schools? Highland Park, with a Realust Schools score of 82, about 10 minutes away at rush hour.
How many cities are within 30 minutes of Uptown Dallas? 7 of the 84 North Texas cities Realust covers: Highland Park, Dallas, University Park, Cockrell Hill, Addison, Farmers Branch, Irving.
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Drive times updated October 2026: Google Routes traffic-aware forecast for a weekday 8:00 AM departure from each city’s center; your street can add or save several minutes. Toll-free times avoid toll roads. Hours a year assume 230 workdays, round trip at morning rush times. Prices and scores: Realust. Realust is not affiliated with Uptown Dallas.
