#Why Dallas

#Why Dallas

Welcome to one of the most dynamic and fastest growing cities in the country. One of the top states for business, Dallas leads the nation for corporate relocations and a high quality of life. DFW is one the state’s leading cities for education and is a major transportation hub. The Dallas Arts District is an iconic neighborhood for cultural activities and the arts, with more buildings designed by Pritzker-award winning architects than any location in the world.

Business

NUMBER 1 STATE To Start a business

No State Income Tax

NUMBER 2 STATE for female-owned businesses with 500+ employees

Located in the middle of the U.S., Texas Offers competitive advantages to businesses

18 Global Fortune 500 companies are located in Texas

#1 City for Corporate Headquarter Relocations

Major Corporate headquarters Located here

Education

In 2024, 31 Texas schools have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools.

Booker T. Washington has consistently earned national recognition for the arts with over 600 awards in dance, music, theater and visual arts.

St. Mark’s is a top-rated, private, all-boys school where 100% of graduates attend a 4-year college or university. It is ranked as the #1 best private high school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Dallas area employers are able to recruit from 150+ universities within Texas and adjacent states.

Growth

DFW is one of the fastest growing U.S. metros in the past decade.

DFW International Airport is the fifth busiest airport in the world and the nations busiest airports.

DFW is home to American Airlines, the largest global airline and the U.S.’s largest domestic carrier.

Downtown Dallas has the largest workforce in North Texas at 250,000.

DFW is the most populous region in Texas with 8.3 million residents.

DFW leads all U.S. metropolitan areas as the largest net gainer with 246 people arriving daily.

92

AVERAGE WALK SCORE in Downtown Dallas

100+

Live MUSIC Venues

40

Parks AND Plazas

152,000

New residents
between 2023-2024

10,900,000

New residents
by 2040

42,900,000

DFW Airport passengers in 2024

Dallas Arts District

The Dallas Arts District (DAD) is the largest contiguous urban arts district in the country and welcomes more than 4.1 million visitors and 500,000 students each year. Encompassing 70 acres and 19 city blocks the district is home to our city’s international acclaimed performing arts venues, museums, and parks, as well as a distinguished arts magnet school, historic sites and other celebrated public spaces.

The Dallas Arts District has more buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects than any other location in the world.