Living in Addison, Texas
Addison
More than 200 restaurants in 4.4 square miles, with Silver Line rail.
What it's like
The short version
Addison sits immediately north of Dallas in Dallas County, on just 4.4 square miles. Addison Airport covers about an eighth of the town, the town counts more than 200 restaurants, and DART's Silver Line stops at Addison Station.
What's for sale
Homes sold at a median near $545,000 in the three months ending September 2026. The town covers 4.4 square miles, about an eighth of it airport.
What it does well
Strong here
- Transit options●●●
Silver Line rail at Addison Station, plus 12 DART bus routes. - Restaurants●●●
More than 200 restaurants in 4.4 square miles. - Walkable●●○
Walk Score rates ZIP code 75001 at 64. - Vibrant, big-city energy●●○
More than 200 restaurants in 4.4 square miles. - A real downtown●●○
Addison Circle Park hosts Kaboom Town, Oktoberfest and Taste Addison. - Nightlife●●○
The town's tourism site points to nightlife, Puttshack and live performances at The Addison. - Parks and trails●●○
20 parks on the town map, plus three named trails and three dog parks. - Established neighborhoods●●○
Settlement began as early as 1846, and the town incorporated in 1953.
The honest part
What to know first
- Addison Airport, a business aviation field, covers about an eighth of the town.
- The combined 2025 rate runs about 2.14 per $100 with Dallas ISD.
Not its strength: quiet, small-town pace, lake days, land and acreage, new construction, luxury homes.
Not rated yet: shopping, golf, horses welcome. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- Addison Circle Park
More than 10 acres of open space and the town's special event site. - Vitruvian Park
More than 12 acres of green space with a spring-fed creek. - Les Lacs Park
A greenbelt of about 10 acres. - Winnwood Park
4.82 acres with a pond, gazebo, bridge and floating fountain. - Redding Trail Linear Park
One of three named trails, with a dog park and dog run along Redding Trail.
Eat and drink
- Arthur's Steakhouse
A steakhouse on Quorum Drive. - Gorji
Mediterranean cooking in a five-table dining room. - Queen of Sheba
Ethiopian dishes, with an Italian section on the menu. - III Forks
A restaurant with two private dining rooms.
On the calendar
- Addison Oktoberfest
A German food and beer festival at Addison Circle Park. - Addison Kaboom Town!
A fireworks show at Addison Circle Park.
What's coming
- A 14-acre, $240 million district at the Silver Line station, with a 155,550-square-foot office building, a 140-room hotel, restaurants, a beer garden and public plazas. The town council approved the development agreement.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100 with Dallas ISD: town 0.608100, Dallas County 0.215500, Parkland Hospital 0.212000, Dallas College 0.106575, Dallas ISD 0.993835, Dallas County School Equalization 0.000000. Homestead not applied.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD serves the southern end of Spring Valley and Vitruvian Way. At 0.948100 it brings the total to 2.090275, so check the unit list on the address.
School facts
- Dallas ISD: TEA rating B, 2025-26
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: TEA rating B, 2026
Take it with you
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Sources
- 2026 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Addison Housing Market
- Dallas County Tax Office: 2025 Tax Rates
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Dallas ISD
- CFBISD maintains B rating after 2026 Accountability Ratings release (Aug 13, 2026)
- Walk Score: Addison
- Visit Addison: Food and Drink
- Town of Addison: Parks and Amenities
- CraveDFW: Addison
- Wikipedia: Addison, Texas
- CultureMap Dallas: Addison Junction at the Silver Line
- Visit Addison: Things to Do
- DART Fact Sheet: Addison
- KERA: Addison, Highland Park and University Park DART election